Olbers
Americannoun
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On March 28, 1802, German physician and astronomer Heinrich Olbers discovered Pallas; this was rapidly followed by Juno in 1804 and Vesta in 1807.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2022
Olbers was able to deduce this simply by asking why it gets dark at night—a question every three-year-old asks.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 22, 2017
If Olbers saw the dawn of time, perhaps Fermi and Bostrom have seen the sunset.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2015
It was published in 1997, and puts the prime meridian at the centre of Olbers Regio, a dark, circular region 200 kilometres across.
From Nature ● Aug. 22, 2012
Another objection to an infinite static universe is normally ascribed to the German philosopher Heinrich Olbers, who wrote about this theory in 1823.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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