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An introduction to modern ideas on cosmology and on the physical basis of the general theory of relativity. The title reflects the author's contention that the remarkable degree of isotropy, rather than the expansions, can be regarded as the central observational feature of the universe. The various theories and ideas in "big bang" cosmology are discussed, providing an insight into current problems.
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This Book Evolved Out Of Some One Hundred Lectures Given By Twenty Experts At A Special Instructional Conference Sponsored By The University Grants Commis Sion, India. It Is Pedagogical In Style And Self-contained In Several Interrelated Areas Of Physics Which Have Become Extremely Important In Pres
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