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Distant galactic cluster, as observed by the Hubble Space Telescope.This group consists mainly of irregular galaxies; its red colour is a product of red shift.

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Distant galactic cluster, as observed by the Hubble Space Telescope.This group consists mainly of irregular galaxies; its red colour is a product of red shift.

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Mössbauer effect thermal red-shift gravitational red shift Hubble constant expanding universe

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Halton Christian Arp

American astronomer

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Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.

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