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“Fascinating . . . One of the most important stories in the history of science.”— Washington Post
In recent years, a handful of scientists has been racing to explain a disturbing aspect of our universe: only 4 percent of it consists of the matter that makes up you, me, and…
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1 author picked The 4 Percent Universe as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is my favorite book about the discovery of dark energy—the mysterious stuff that is currently speeding up the expansion of the universe.
It all started in 1998 when cosmologists presented their evidence that the expansion of the universe is accelerating. I was completely stunned and puzzled. I already knew that most of the mass in the universe is in the form of mysterious dark matter, but now I had to acknowledge that the cosmos also contains a large amount of equally puzzling dark energy.
Richard Panek’s book helped me to get to grips with this new reality:…
From Govert's list on the mind-boggling mysteries of cosmology.
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