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The second serendipitous radio discovery

This article discusses the serendipitous radio discovery made by Harry Kroto in 2004, revealing fluctuations in the temperature of the microwave background. The findings provide insights into the early universe and gravitational redshifts.

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The second serendipitous radio discovery

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  1. The second serendipitous radio discovery Harry Kroto 2004

  2. Harry Kroto 2004

  3. Harry Kroto 2004

  4. Harry Kroto 2004

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  7. This COBE map shows fluctuations in the temperature of the microwave background the fluctuations are less than 20 millionths of a degree.

  8. This COBE map shows fluctuations in the temperature of the microwave background after the effects due to the dipole and the Milky Way have been subtracted out. The level of the fluctuations is less than 20 millionths of a degree. Unlike the dipole temperature variations, these fluctuations are believed to be intrinsic to the CBR itself, resulting from slight gravitational redshifts (blueshifts) due to slight over (under) densities in the early universe at the time of recombination.

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