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This website from the American Museum of Natural History provides a description of Olbers' Paradox which poses the question of why the sky is dark at night. The site presents an explanation for why a bright night sky would be expected but is not present and also describes the development of the paradox. Implications about the age of the Universe and its expansion are included.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=4131">American Museum of Natural History . Olber's Paradox: Why Is The Sky Dark at Night?. New York: American Museum of Natural History , August 25, 2006.</a>
AIP Format
(American Museum of Natural History , New York, 2000), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20160121001029/http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/essaybooks/cosmic/cs_paradox.html).
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Olber's Paradox: Why Is The Sky Dark at Night? (American Museum of Natural History , New York, 2000), <http://web.archive.org/web/20160121001029/http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/essaybooks/cosmic/cs_paradox.html>.
APA Format
Olber's Paradox: Why Is The Sky Dark at Night?. (2006, August 25). Retrieved May 2, 2025, from American Museum of Natural History : http://web.archive.org/web/20160121001029/http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/essaybooks/cosmic/cs_paradox.html
Chicago Format
American Museum of Natural History . Olber's Paradox: Why Is The Sky Dark at Night?. New York: American Museum of Natural History , August 25, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20160121001029/http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/essaybooks/cosmic/cs_paradox.html (accessed 2 May 2025).
MLA Format
Olber's Paradox: Why Is The Sky Dark at Night?. New York: American Museum of Natural History , 2000. 25 Aug. 2006. 2 May 2025 <http://web.archive.org/web/20160121001029/http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/essaybooks/cosmic/cs_paradox.html>.
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@misc{
Title = {Olber's Paradox: Why Is The Sky Dark at Night?},
Publisher = {American Museum of Natural History },
Volume = {2025},
Number = {2 May 2025},
Month = {August 25, 2006},
Year = {2000}
}
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