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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last week the University of Pittsburgh's Dr. Nicholas E. Wagman announced that the bright star, Alpha Ophiuchi, had a very significant wobble. After watching it for years, he had decided that it must be the dominant member of a couple. Apparently, it was revolving once in eight and a half years around a dimmer star. He did not see the "dark companion" -"dark" only by comparison with the glare of Alpha Ophiuchi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Stargazers | 2/11/1946 | See Source »

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