| | Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | The question had originally been raised by Kepler. |
 | | Others offered one of several incorrect resolutions to the paradox, suggesting that absorbing clouds obscured our view of the distant stars. |
 | | The correct explanation is that our universe is finite both in time and place, and the total amount of matter and energy is far too small to light up the night sky. |
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