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New data on the Hubble diagram, combined with constraints on the density of the Universe and the ages of galaxies, suggest that the most plausible cosmological models have a positive cosmological constant, are closed, too dense to make deuterium in the big bang, and will expand for ever. Possible errors in the supporting arguments are discussed.
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Gunn, J., Tinsley, B. An accelerating Universe. Nature 257, 454–457 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/257454a0
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