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Book Contents
- PREFACE
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- I.THE OBSERVABLE REGION AS A SAMPLE
OF THE UNIVERSE
- I.1The Observational Approach to
Cosmology
- I.2The Copernican Revolution
- I.3The Theory of Island Universes
- I.4Nebulae as Island Universes
- I.5Family Characteristics of
Nebulae
- I.6Criteria of Nebular Distances
- I.7The Average Nebula
- I.8Distribution of Nebulae over the
Sky
- I.9Distribution of Nebulae in Depth
- I.10The Observable Region as a Sample
of the Universe
- II.THE ROLE OF THE RED-SHIFTS
- II.1Spectrum Analysis
- II.2Red-shifts
- II.3Possible Interpretations of
Red-Shifts
- II.4Red-Shifts as Velocity-Shifts
- II.5Red-Shifts as Loss of Energy in
Transit
- II.6The Critical Test between
Alternative Interpretations
- II.7The Indirect Test
- II.8Effects of Red-Shifts on
Apparent Luminosity
- II.9The Energy Effect
- II.10The Recession Factor
- II.11The Alternative Laws of
Red-Shifts
- II.12The Dilemma
- III.POSSIBLE WORLDS
- III.1Surveys of Nebulae
- III.2The Law of Nebular Distribution
when Red-Shifts are not interpreted as Velocity-Shifts
- III.3The Problem of Distribution in an
Expanding Universe
- III.4Expanding Universes of General
Relativity
- III.5Comparison of Observations
with Theory
- III.6Spatial Curvature
- III.7The Permissible Type of an
Expanding Universe
- III.8Conclusion
- SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONAL RESULTS
- INDEX