Determining differences in temperature

 

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2006
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The DMR – Differential Microwave Radiometer – collected and compared microwave background radiation from different directions on the sky. These temperature differences can be visualised on a map of the heavens.

  

 

Contents:
| Introduction – The first light in the Universe  | Clues to where matter began to accumulate | Detecting microwaves | Determining differences in temperature | Timeline | Further reading | Credits |
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