Help me play Cosmology of Kyoto (I have a DOS disk image of the CD) on my Mac using VirtualBox.
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posted by Quisp Lover
on Jun 15, 2012 -
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If I've gotten the right impression, much of our currently visible universe will eventually be expanded away from us, never to be seen again. Do we already know how much and what parts of our present neighborhood we'll be left huddling with?
posted by Anything
on Dec 4, 2011 -
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If the expanse of the universe is infinite, does it necessarily follow that the number of stars and planets is also infinite?
posted by HotPatatta
on Nov 30, 2011 -
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What will the fate of Jupiter and its moons be during and after our sun becomes a red giant? (or, please forward me to reliable sources with information beyond a first-order Google search)
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posted by ch3cooh
on Nov 23, 2011 -
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If the 2d universe is holographic, does the surface descriptor end at the "middle" of the universe?
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posted by torpark
on Mar 21, 2011 -
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Cosmology / Physics question: Explain the "Horizon Problem" to me, in regards to measurements of Cosmic Mircowave Background Radiation - why would physicists regard different temperatures in differnet directions as their null hypothesis?
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posted by Jimbob
on Jul 4, 2010 -
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Does expansion of the universe decelerate orbits of planets and/or rotation of galaxies?
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posted by knave
on Jun 16, 2009 -
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Attention music lovers: I’m looking for music to accompany a gorgeous planetarium show about philosophy, cosmology, perception and the known universe.
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posted by Jennifer S.
on Feb 24, 2009 -
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How is the universe 156 billion light years across if it is only 13.7 billion years old?
posted by plexi
on Mar 12, 2008 -
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Is there an existing philosophical or cosmological model that regards the universe as a living thing with the observed patterns and "laws" of the universe being a reflection of an inherent model analogous to the genetic models of living things as we know them? My own uneducated philosophical meanderings have led me to this idea and I am wondering about developed theories or philosophies that follow similar lines.
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posted by beegull
on Dec 7, 2007 -
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If wanted to arrive at the point in space where the big bang occurred, in which direction should I start traveling?
posted by wigglin
on Aug 29, 2007 -
32 answers
Are there any great lecturers/public speakers in the realms of cosmology, astronomy and physics?
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posted by dydecker
on Jun 4, 2007 -
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"A human is halfway in size between an atom and the known universe"... This is a paraphrased quote I have come across several times. I like it. Who said it first? How true is it in the most literal sense? And, finally, what errors arrive in postulating a universe, or an atom, which can be measured AT ALL from our singular, relativistic, perspective?
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posted by 0bvious
on Feb 18, 2007 -
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Can you help a reasonably smart layperson (who is not very good at math) understand how the word "information" is used in physics?
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posted by grumblebee
on Feb 15, 2007 -
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I am looking for sources that give the weight of the earth, volume of all the oceans, total acreage on the planet, total current population and guestimated total weight of said population.
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posted by goalyeehah
on Aug 21, 2006 -
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Is it cosmic coincidence that the moon spins once on its axis in exactly the same time it takes to orbit the earth (hence the dark side we never see from earth) or is there some reason why this should be more likely?
posted by humuhumu
on Jan 25, 2006 -
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Can anyone recommend any good recent articles or papers on whether the universe is infinite or finite? I've heard that scientists suspect that the universe is flat, which lends credence to the infinite-universe hypothesis. I've decided I don't know enough about this. Nothing too technical, please, though I'd prefer something more complex than an article from a newspaper science section.
posted by painquale
on Jan 12, 2005 -
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