Exploring Our Universe and Others

In the 21st century cosmologists will unravel the mystery of our universe's birth-and perhaps prove the existence of other universes as well

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Martin Rees is the 15th Astronomer Royal, and was master of Trinity College from 2004 to 2012 and president of the Royal Society between 2005 and 2010. He is also the author of 10 popular science books including On the Future.

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 281 Issue 6This article was published with the title “Exploring Our Universe and Others” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 281 No. 6 (), p. 78
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1299-78

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