How do you measure the mass of the Universe? You can't use a balance to weigh it, but detailed analysis of hundreds of thousands of galaxies provides an alternative answer.
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Davis, M. Weighing the Universe. Nature 410, 153–154 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35065762
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