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ERIC Number: EJ449149
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Publication Date: 1991
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The Great Attractor: At the Limits of Hubble's Law of the Expanding Universe.
Murdin, Paul
Physics Education, v26 n6 p374-79 Nov 1991
Presents the origin and mathematics of Hubble's Law of the expanding universe. Discusses limitations to this law and the related concepts of standard candles, elliptical galaxies, and streaming motions, which are conspicuous deviations from the law. The third of three models proposed as explanations for streaming motions is designated: The Great Attractor. (JJK)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Learner
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Audience: Students; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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