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Dark Energy Term Introduced

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1998

Michael S. Turner1998

Modern Cosmology · Science / Astronomy

Turner introduces the expression dark energy for the unknown component associated with the newly discovered acceleration of cosmic expansion.

Names involved

Michael S. Turner

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