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Peer reviewedCadmus, Robert R., Jr. – American Journal of Physics, 1999
Describes a procedure that allows undergraduate students to determine the approximate age of the universe using their own data. The experiment requires a relatively small telescope with a modest spectrograph. Includes sample data and calculations. (Contains 11 references.) (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Evolution, Higher Education, Physical Sciences
