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Interpretation of Quasar Red-shifts

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A procedure is proposed for analysing quasar red-shifts, assuming the red-shifts are due to a combination of both cosmological and gravitational factors.

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PIPER, D. Interpretation of Quasar Red-shifts. Nature 221, 919–921 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221919a0

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