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Read article: A tour de force of the cosmos Cosmology Opinion and reviews A tour de force of the cosmos The line between scientific idealism and scientific realism is blurry, as all scientific endeavours are affected by human bias, says Lionel London
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Read article: Is the universe a sponge? Cosmology Opinion and reviews Is the universe a sponge? J Richard Gott’s book on the large-scale topology of the universe goes beyond a “Cosmology 101” pseudo-history, writes Martin Bucher
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