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George McVittie, The Uncompromising Empiricist

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The Universe of General Relativity

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  1. Departamento de Física Téorica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain

    José M. Sánchez-Ron

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

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Sánchez-Ron, J.M. (2005). George McVittie, The Uncompromising Empiricist. 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_12

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