Olbers' paradox

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Olbers' paradox

Etymology[edit]

From Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers, German astronomer.

Proper noun[edit]

Olbers ' paradox

(astronomy) The observation that the night sky is mostly dark, yet, in a boundless universe of stars, every line of sight from the eye must eventually intercept the surface of a star.

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