The Last Night of the Universe
I. Samuel White was the last astronomer to watch the stars go out. He sat in the dome of the Edinburgh Observatory on the night the universe began to collapse, smoking his pipe, watching the telescopes as the great contraction began at the edges of the observable cosmos and moved inward like a shadow at sunset. It was a Thursday in October, 1899. The autumn air was cold and clear, perfect for...
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