Changing Minds: from the Time the Idea of Dark Matter

question 92

Essay

Changing minds: From the time the idea of dark matter was first proposed in the 1930s, it took nearly 50 years for astronomers to universally accept the existence of dark matter. Discuss the process by which that acceptance came about. What evidence was collected, and how was it checked?

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