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Old 07-September-2007, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by tonyman1989 View Post
We can see that the universe is expanding by looking at the galaxites around us. We have seen this and have measured it.
No, we do not see this and we have certainly not measured it. What we have 'seen' is that the wavelength of photons from these galaxies is longer than we expect it to be.
Some people explain this as being due to their motion. But not everyone.
There is no direct evidence that the univese is expanding and so D Bryan is perfectly correct.
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Lyndon