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He later said of his Cosmological Constant, "It was the biggest blunder of my life."
 
He later said of his Cosmological Constant, "It was the biggest blunder of my life."
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An interesting end-note on this term: Principle investigators from [[Princeton University]] first published findings in 1998 apparently revealing an accelerating expansion for the universe<ref>http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_mm.html</ref>. Because this initially seemed like it might be a sort of 'anti-gravity' effect (similar in concept to Einstein's original notion), it briefly became quite popular for scientists to dub the phenomenon the 'Cosmological Constant' as well.  For more information, see: [[Dark Energy]].
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An interesting end-note on this term: Principle investigators from [[Princeton University]] first published findings in 1998 apparently revealing an accelerating expansion for the universe<ref>[http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_mm.html "WMAP produces new results"] (2013).  NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe website.  Retrieved on January 25, 2015.</ref>. Because this initially seemed like it might be a sort of 'anti-gravity' effect (similar in concept to Einstein's original notion), it briefly became quite popular for scientists to dub the phenomenon the 'Cosmological Constant' as well.  For more information, see: [[Dark Energy]].
    
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