Cosmos incognito : Vera Rubin shines light on dark matter
Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Graduate Program in Science Writing, 2008.
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| author | Yeager, Ashley |
| author2 | Marcia Bartusiak. |
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| description | Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Graduate Program in Science Writing, 2008. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/454242022-02-07T16:00:31Z Cosmos incognito : Vera Rubin shines light on dark matter Vera Rubin shines light on dark matter Yeager, Ashley Marcia Bartusiak. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Graduate Program in Science Writing. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Graduate Program in Science Writing MIT Program in Writing & Humanistic Studies Graduate Program in Science Writing. Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Graduate Program in Science Writing, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 39-43). This thesis, a profile of astronomer Vera Rubin, highlights her scientific achievements, most notably the irrefutable evidence she gathered to persuade the astronomical community that galaxies spin at a faster speed than Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation allows. As a result of this finding, astronomers conceded that the universe must be filled with more material than they can see. Scientists call this mysterious substance dark matter. This submission explains the scientific history of dark matter, its acceptance, and the current research being done to test its existence. It also mentions counter theories to the dark matter hypothesis and looks at Vera Rubin's current work and how this research will help astronomers better understand the construction of the cosmos and its evolution. by Ashley Yeager. S.M.in Science Writing 2009-04-29T17:40:05Z 2009-04-29T17:40:05Z 2008 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45424 317858101 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 43 leaves application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| title | Cosmos incognito : Vera Rubin shines light on dark matter |
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| title_short | Cosmos incognito : Vera Rubin shines light on dark matter |
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| topic | Graduate Program in Science Writing. |
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