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He later said of the Cosmological Constant, <nowiki>"It was the biggest blunder of my life."</nowiki>

He later said of the Cosmological Constant, <nowiki>"It was the biggest blunder of my life."</nowiki>

An interesting end-note on this term. Princeton scientists published findings in 1998 apparently revealing an accelerating expansion for the universe as a whole. Because this initially seemed like it might be a sort of "anti-gravity" term (similar in concept to Einstein's original notion), it became quite popular briefly to dub it the 'Cosmological Constant' as well.

An interesting end-note on this term. Princeton scientists published findings in 1998 apparently revealing an accelerating expansion for the universe as a whole. Because this initially seemed like it might be a sort of "anti-gravity" term (similar in concept to Einstein's original notion), it became quite popular briefly for scientists to dub it the 'Cosmological Constant' as well.

Subsequent observations and deeper analysis have revealed that not only is the accelerating expansion a real phenomenon, but the effect arises from a much deeper and more fundamental characteristic of the fabric of space-time itself.  For more information, see [[Dark Energy]].

Subsequent observations and deeper analysis have revealed that not only is the accelerating expansion a real phenomenon, but the effect arises from a much deeper and more fundamental characteristic of the fabric of space-time itself.  For more information, see [[Dark Energy]].