If we live in an infinite universe containing
an infinite number of stars, he reasoned, then we should see a star along all lines of sight.
The other side of darkness In April's Sky Lights [«A Lighter Shade of Black»] Bob Berman presents the paradox suggested by astronomer Heinrich Olbers: «If we live in an infinite universe containing
an infinite number of stars, then... every point of the sky, no matter how small, should be filled with starlight....
Not exact matches
It is clearly an analogy to indicate a large
number, rather than an actual indication
of an
infinite number (by the way, the
number of stars in the Universe must be
infinite) unless Tropher believes there are an
infinite number of grains
of sand on Earth.....
If there were a large
number (possibly
infinite)
of different physical laws (or fundamental constants) in as many universes, some
of these would have laws that were suitable for
stars, planets and life to exist.
In Santa We Trust That has been disproven since it requires an
infinite number of universes in order that the existence
of life becomes a reasonable possibility i.e. all the
stars in our universe are insufficient.
Dark Horse Digital, meanwhile, is putting its art books on sale, including art from a
number of video games (Mass Effect, DragonAge, BioShock
Infinite) and comics, both original (Hellboy, Usagi Yojimbo) and licensed (
Star Wars).