1900: The Wandering Physics Overlord in Europe
Chapter 621

Mysterious Celestial Body! Spins 100 Times Per Second! Cosmic Lighthouse! Pulsar! Stuns the Entire Hall!

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After everyone had calmed down from the shock of discovering the Black Hole, the conference continued.

Although the achievements of the next few presenters were not as dazzling as the Black Hole, they were still heavyweight discoveries.

For instance, an astronomical team from Denmark had measured that the universe was at least more than ten billion years old.

A wave of exclamations immediately broke out!

"My God!"

"How did they measure that?"

The presenter explained:

"The method comes from Professor Bruce's theory of Stellar Evolution."

"According to this theory, the length of time a star burns can be measured."

"The specific process is shown in the diagram."

"Main-sequence stars—the brightness and color of stars."

"By observing the oldest stars in the universe, one can roughly estimate the age of the universe."

Everyone suddenly understood!

This method was indeed extremely ingenious, though it was rather time-consuming and required comparing vast amounts of stellar data.

If one person had to carry out the observations alone, they probably would not gather all the necessary data before dying.

The Danish team's results had likewise drawn upon astronomical data from nearly twenty countries.

Everyone could not help sighing:

"The International Astronomical Union has greatly accelerated the development of astronomy!"

The atmosphere in the hall grew increasingly fervent.

Soon, it was Yu Qingsong's turn to take the stage.

Hale encouraged him:

"Go on, Yu!"

"Make your own voice heard!"

"It's your first time, but you'll get used to it."

Hale spoke with absolute confidence. Mount Wilson Observatory had come prepared this time—they were not here to fool around.

If the Black Hole discovery had not come first, they would definitely have been the center of attention today.

Yu Qingsong took a deep breath and walked onto the stage.

He might have been chatting and laughing with

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