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Earth (65 cm (26 in) in diameter) is located at the Swedish Museum of Natural History , 7,600 m (4.7 mi) from the Globe. Satellite images of the Earth are exhibited beside the Globe. An elaborate model of the Moon (18 cm (7.1 in) in diameter) is also on display, about 20 meters from the model of Earth.
Many of them live in northwestern mainland Estonia and on adjacent islands and on the island of Ruhnu (Runö) in the Gulf of Riga. In a nationalist context, the ethnic Swedes living outside Sweden are sometimes called 'East-Swedes' (Swedish: östsvenskar), to distinguish them from the ethnic Swedes living in Sweden proper, called rikssvenskar.
The Citizens' Rights Directive [2] defines the right of free movement for citizens of the EEA. Through bilateral agreements freedom of movement is extended to Switzerland, [ 3 ] and all EU and EFTA nationals are not only visa-exempt but are legally entitled to enter and reside in each other's countries.
Cosmic voids (also known as dark space) are vast spaces between filaments (the largest-scale structures in the universe), which contain very few or no galaxies. In spite of their size, most galaxies are not located in voids. This is because most galaxies are gravitationally bound together, creating huge cosmic structures known as galaxy filaments.
Many looked towards America for a better life during this time. It is believed that between 1850 and 1910 more than one million Swedes moved to the United States. [77] In the early 20th century, more Swedes lived in Chicago than in Gothenburg (Sweden's second largest city). [78]
The Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA, Swedish: Rymdstyrelsen) is a Government agency in Sweden operating under the Swedish Ministry of Education and Science.SNSA operates as a key component of the Swedish space programme, which is mostly carried out through international cooperation, and has included a sequence of satellite missions, both national ones and in cooperation with other nations.
Olbers's paradox, also known as the dark night paradox or Olbers and Cheseaux's paradox, is an argument in astrophysics and physical cosmology that says the darkness of the night sky conflicts with the assumption of an infinite and eternal static universe.
Approximately 1 million people live in the municipality, [12] with 1.6 million in the urban area, [13] and 2.5 million in the metropolitan area. [12] The city stretches across fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago.