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Olbers' Paradox
written by Jim Imamura
Visit this site from the University of Oregon for a thorough discussion of Olbers' Paradox, which asks why the night sky is dark.  With discussion and some calculations, it resolves the paradox and draws a conclusion about the size (or equivalently, the age) of the Universe.
https://pages.uoregon.edu/imamura/123cs/lecture-5/olbers.html
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Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 1994 University of Oregon, Department of Physics
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Keywords: Big Bang, dark, luminosity, sky
Record Creator: Metadata instance created July 21, 2006 by Ann Deml
Record Updated: Aug 16, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:		 February 9, 1994
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J. Imamura, (1994), WWW Document, (https://pages.uoregon.edu/imamura/123cs/lecture-5/olbers.html).
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J. Imamura, Olbers' Paradox (1994), <https://pages.uoregon.edu/imamura/123cs/lecture-5/olbers.html>.
APA Format
Imamura, J. (1994, February 9). Olbers' Paradox. Retrieved January 16, 2025, from https://pages.uoregon.edu/imamura/123cs/lecture-5/olbers.html
Chicago Format
Imamura, Jim. Olbers' Paradox. February 9, 1994. https://pages.uoregon.edu/imamura/123cs/lecture-5/olbers.html (accessed 16 January 2025).
MLA Format
Imamura, Jim. Olbers' Paradox. 1994. 9 Feb. 1994. 16 Jan. 2025 <https://pages.uoregon.edu/imamura/123cs/lecture-5/olbers.html>.
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@misc{ Author = "Jim Imamura", Title = {Olbers' Paradox}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {16 January 2025}, Month = {February 9, 1994}, Year = {1994} }
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