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It may seem odd to include the subject of cosmology in this college on Physics and Contemporary Needs. However, it is our belief that it is not only the right, but also the duty, of every country to think for itself. The developing countries can no more afford to be intellectually dependent on the developed countries than they can afford to be economically dependent. Cosmology, with its grandeur and remoteness from human affairs, is an ideal subject to develop independent thinking. It is, thus, a need of all ages and is, therefore, a contemporary need.
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Ruffini, R., Qadir, A. (1978). Cosmology Today. In: Riazuddin (eds) Physics and Contemporary Needs. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3345-6_13
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