Early 20th Century
A Berlin Miscalculation That Enlarged the Universe
Alone in a Berlin observatory in 1911, an obscure German astronomer made a mathematical error that redefined humanity's place in the universe forever.
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Download on the App StoreAstronomyScientific DiscoveryDenmarkGermanyUnited StatesEarly 20th CenturyMathematical ErrorCosmic ScaleEdwin HubbleHenrietta Swan LeavittEjnar Hertzsprung
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