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The Story of Light and People—The Concept of Seeing


The Universe and Light

In this chapter, we discuss how the universe arrived at its present appearance. The development of the universe and the reason why we are here today are described and figured out from the oldest light emitted 14 billion years ago.

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Where did the oldest light in the universe come from? To answer this question is to reveal some of the universe’s most remarkable secrets.

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As much as 85 percent of the matter in the universe is said to be “dark matter.” How can we detect such matter when it does not reflect or emit light?

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Astrophysics has shown that dark energy exists. How does this dark energy, which permeates space, affect the universe?




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