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Vacuum Energy Interpretation

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

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1934

Georges Lemaitre1934

Relativistic Cosmology · Science / Astronomy

Lemaitre relates the cosmological constant to an energy density of empty space, anticipating the modern vacuum-energy interpretation of dark energy.

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Georges Lemaitre

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