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Olbers' paradox
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English
Etymology
From Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers, German astronomer.
Proper noun
en 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.
en eponyms
en Paradoxes