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cosmologist

NOUN
astronomer
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One of the researchers hoping to use it will be Prof Joe Zuntz, a cosmologist at the University of Edinburgh.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Niayesh Afshordi, a cosmologist, and Phil Halper, who hosts a YouTube channel on science, introduce dozens of alternative theories, some with tongue-twisting names.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

His case is in many ways similar to others with severe neuromotor disorders, such as British physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking, who was confined to a wheelchair and could only communicate through a voice synthesiser.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

Belgian cosmologist and Catholic priest Georges Lemaitre made that connection by realizing that the theory of general relativity described an expanding universe.

From Salon Feb. 14, 2025

Interestingly, the man who found the answer to that question was a cosmologist who heartily despised the Big Bang as a theory and coined the term "Big Bang" sarcastically, as a way of mocking it.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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