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George Gamow and the ‘Factual Approach’ to Relativistic Cosmology

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  1. History of Science Department, University of Aarhus, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark

    Helge Kragh

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  1. Instituut voor Theoretische Fysica, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Valckenierstraat 65, 1018 XE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    A. J. Kox

  2. Observatoire de Paris, SYRTE/UMR8630-CNRS, F-75014, Paris Cedex, France

    Jean Eisenstaedt

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Kragh, H. (2005). George Gamow and the ‘Factual Approach’ to Relativistic Cosmology. In: Kox, A.J., Eisenstaedt, J. (eds) The Universe of General Relativity. Einstein Studies, vol 11. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-8176-4454-7_11

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