FAQ

Disclaimer.
- Most of the "REVIEW" is assembled from known material deemed suitable for promoting education in science. The purpose is to arrange a more comprehensive view for lay-person. Therefore, it is not appropriate to associate my name with the website - it is the collective work of countless individuals. There is absolutely no monetary gain from running this site. The subscription fee is paid yearly to the ISP by yours truly.
The author of this website.
- This is an one-person website maintained by a physicist in retirement.
Citation for this website.
- There is no need to acknowledge for the use of materials in this website. However, if it is absolutely necessary, it can be cited as: Review of the Universe, [topic], [sub-topic] in website: universe-review.ca
A Brief History.
- This website was created on October, 2002.
- The first task was to load the site with scientific information from cosmos to Planck scale.
- Then it was (and still is) the updates to current discovery or knowledge. It would be just a summary (or + comments) and link to original source.
- It followed by adding special topics which were not covered previously.
- By 2019, attempts are made to venture into some unknown territories such as origin of the universe, time, life and reality etc.
Update.
- As time goes by, many theories, hypotheses, models, ... had been shown to be invalid by observations or experiments, while sometimes there is error in the data; nevertheless, such incidents have been kept intact to illustrate the path of scientific development. For those readers who want to find out the current status of certain subject, the information may be found as update appended at the end of each subject.
- The webpage will be updated either when something attracts my attention or more information is available.
- An update log is maintained to keep track of all the updates since March, 2008.
- The Index page has adopted a modern look in May, 2020; with the help of an anonymous individual.
Filename Convention.
- The filename is case sensitive.
- The suffix for the web file is htm (NOT html).
- The prefix for main topic web files start with "F", it's "R" in the Special Topics, and "I" for all the image files.
Image copyright.
- There is no problem for copying images from this site. However, many of them are taken from books, journals, magazines, and the internet; even though some of them have been modified, it is advisable to obtain permission from the original owner especially when it is not for nonprofit purpose.
- The author regret very much for neglecting to acknowledge photo credit to its source. The problem will be gradually rectified in the "Index, Illustration, Reference, and Photo Credit" page. Blank entry indicates untraceable origin while the symbol "---" signifies original drawing or extensively edited item. The "TBP" means the source will be identified later. Communication on error or omission is most welcome.
Find an image.
- Select "Index" on the taskbar at the top of each topic page.
- Select image name by following the alphabetical order.
- Or use the "Find" option in the browser to locate the image.
- There are two index pages, you have to flip-flop between them to exhaust the search.
- Use the back button provided by the browser to avoid webpage stacking.
Find a subject.
- Do a Google search under the task bar of the main page.
Image NOT FOUND.
- Using older copy of the webpage (stored in your temporary internet files folder), where the coded image is no longer supported. Run "refresh" (the tab with 2 arrows) or delete the "temporary internet files" to get a new copy of the webpage.
- Filename starts with small letter instead of capital letter, e.g., "i" instead of "I".
- Typo, e.g., entering "." instead of "-" etc. Contact the website if none of the above is applicable.
Image size.
- The size of many images have been reduced to make them proportional to the page size. Hit the "[view large image]" tab or just click on the image to see the details. It is non-clickable for image that has the optimal size already.
- Alternatively, the image can be viewed via the "Illustration" tab, where it is always presented in full size. The image always links to an internal page, which is related to the subject matter.
Links and References.
- There are internal and external links and references to related subject within the website. The mis-directed link is caused by shuffling the text without properly resetting the link or it just becomes obsolete. Contact the website if the link doesn't make sense.
Jumping screen.
- This is normal when the browser is loading the images. The loading time can be minimized by keeping the page in the temporary internet files folder. However, the "offline" page may become out-of-date if the retention period is too long.
Navigation.
- Table of Contents in the index page.
- "Index, Illustration, Reference, and Photo Credit" page at the end of the main menu.
- Table 01-01 (the Cosmic Table) at the end of the Introduction.
- It is always advisable to return to the previous page with the "Back" button (the left arrow on the toolbar) provided by the browser. Such practice will avoid excessive webpage stacking, which may sometimes cause problems.
Page NOT FOUND.
- Filename starts with small letter instead of capital letter, e.g., "f" or "r" instead of "F" or "R".
- Typo, such as entering "." instead of "-" etc. Contact the website if none of the above is applicable.
Text alignment/mis-alignment.
- The text beside the image(s) is aligned according to its appearance on a 15" laptop running the Google browser with 150% zoom. The text may not align properly in other viewing enviornment. Hopefully, it does not impact readability too much. Contact the website if it is totally out of place. My apology for the un-professional look.
Typo, grammatical and other errors.
- While care is taken to minimize errors in the contents, mistakes are inevitable. Contact the website for any error or omission.
- Unfortunately, the "Contact" facility has to be terminated (as of July 18, 2017) due to untoward activities by some users. The error statistics is also closed by the ISP for the same reason (and thus deprives a way to check out the typo in filename).
- The "Contact" has been re-activated on Christmas Day 2018 by providing an email address : Ureview@bell.net