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First appears in Book 1: The Three-Body Problem, chapter 30 (30)

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Book 1: The Three-Body Problem

Ch 30Six years ago Trisolaris accelerated two protons to near light speed; they reached Earth two years ago and are said to lock human science.
Ch 30Ye claims that because of the two protons humans cannot make important scientific advances until the Trisolaran Fleet arrives about 450 years later.

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