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The Las Vegas Sphere and its curious link with Isaac Newton

29 Dec 2023

Sidney Perkowitz explains what Isaac Newton has to do with a huge, glitzy entertainment dome in Las Vegas

The MSG Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada
Dome in the desert The Sphere in Las Vegas has the highest-resolution wrap-around LED screen in the world. (Courtesy: iStock/ALFSnaiper)
Spheres, globes or orbs: call them what you like, they have always been part of physics even in its

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Sidney Perkowitz is the Candler Professor of Physics Emeritus, Emory University, US. An award-winning science writer, his latest books include Physics: a Very Short Introduction and Science Sketches: the Universe From Different Angles
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