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Letter: Odds on gravity

Published 25 September 2004

From Paul Reeve

I notice that Ladbrokes cut the odds on the LIGO detector finding gravitational waves by 2010 from your reported 500/1 to 2/1 in one week (28 August, p 33). Shame, I was hoping my winnings would pay for a trip to a space hotel.

Article amended on 30 November 2018

We have named gravitational waves correctly

London, UK

Issue no. 2466 published 25 September 2004

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