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COPYRIGHT 2005 Natural History Magazine, Inc.
What kind of world do we live in? Like everyone else, I learned about the universe from my parents and teachers, and I got used to it. A hundred elements, give or take. Nine planets. Three kinds of elementary particles. Two kingdoms of life. One big bang.
But perspectives change. No one knew about Mendelevium (number 101) when I was born. Kuiper Belt object 2003 UB313 wasn't on anybody's radar screen. Neither were the quarks that make up neutrons and...
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