Dating the Cosmos: a progress report

Determining the age of the universe is still an unresolved subject of science. Recent experiments show that the universe seems to be younger than speculated. The accuracy of dating the universe's age will depend on quantities that affect the universe's expansion and on the Hipparcos data.

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Published inSky and telescope Vol. 94; no. 4; pp. 42 - 46
Main Author Roth, Joshua
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge F+W Media, Inc 01.10.1997
AAS Sky Publishing, LLC
F & W Publications, Inc
Subjects
Astrophysics
Cepheid variables
Cepheids
Cosmological distances
Cosmology
Expanding universe
History
Measurement
Observations
Parallax
Stars & galaxies
Universe
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Summary:Determining the age of the universe is still an unresolved subject of science. Recent experiments show that the universe seems to be younger than speculated. The accuracy of dating the universe's age will depend on quantities that affect the universe's expansion and on the Hipparcos data.
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ISSN:0037-6604