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Accelerating Universe

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

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1998Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1998

Saul Perlmutter1998

Berkeley · Science / Cosmology

Reports supernova evidence that cosmic expansion is accelerating.

Adam Riess1998

Cambridge Massachusetts · Science / Cosmology

Reports independent supernova evidence for accelerated cosmic expansion.

Names involved

Adam RiessSaul Perlmutter

Provenance

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