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Ichingcarpenter

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8. age of the universe 13.82 billion years

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2015, 09:40 AM

May 2015

galaxy is 13.1 billion years old

Age of Universe according to Vedas
311.04 trillion years
How ancient Indians (or Vedic people, more precisely) come up with these numbers, I dont have a clue.

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Oldest known galaxy captured on camera [View all] Eugene May 2015 OP

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They don't jimlup May 2015 #10

age of the universe 13.82 billion years Ichingcarpenter May 2015 #8