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Independent Acceleration Result

Australia · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1998

Brian Paul Schmidt1998

High-z Supernova Search Team · Science / Astronomy

Schmidt's team independently finds that distant Type Ia supernovae are fainter than expected in a decelerating universe, supporting accelerating cosmic expansion.

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Brian Paul Schmidt

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