Universe: Stars And Galaxies
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ISBN: 9781319115098
Author: Roger Freedman, Robert Geller, William J. Kaufmann
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 25, Problem 10Q
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The way in which redshift can be used as a measure of lookback time. The ways it is superior to time measured in years.
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