How to measure the size of the Universe

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posted Jun 13 @ 12:48 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

From The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, a short video explanation of how scientists measure the size of the Universe.

This is science for the layperson done right…PBS or the Discovery Channel would have inflated this into a 30-minute show. (via ★interesting)