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463. Heaven, the Matrix, Dark Matter, and Aliens | Dr. David Kipping

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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Evolution of Exoplanet Detection

This chapter traces the historical journey of detecting exoplanets, from early attempts in 1855 with astrometry to the breakthroughs in the 1990s using pulsar timing and speed wobbling methods. It explains how gravitational effects and the movement of planets affect the light shift and discusses the initial skepticism around exoplanet discoveries through the transit method.

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