1999/04/19 by Sidney van den Bergh, Sidney van den Bergh · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #History and Developments in Astronomy #Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1086/316369
Will be published in the June 1999 issue of PASP
arxiv created 1999/04/19 · openalex publication_date 1999/06/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
The history of the discovery of dark matter in the universe is briefly reviewed. Special emphasis is placed on the early work by Zwicky, Smith, Babcock, and Oort.