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The Problems of Cosmology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2018

P.J.E. Peebles*
Affiliation:
Joseph Henry LaboratoriesPrinceton University

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The business of modern cosmology is the search for the main constituents of the universe, the pattern of their distribution and motion, the relation to the geometry of space-time, and the way the whole arrangement is evolving with time. This leads us to a rich list of research problems. I describe here three examples that illustrate the expected role of space telescope in the endeavour.

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Copyright © Marshall Space Flight Center 1979

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