Re: Hubble constant?

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From: Benjamin Weiner
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1992 22:55

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I forgot to mention that one of the reasons for Hubble-cynicism is
the constant's well-known variation with time, given that Hubble
and others measured it to be about 550 in the 1930s, while
1990s estimates range from 50 to 100 and certainly no higher.

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From: bweiner@ruhets.rutgers.edu (Benjamin Weiner)
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Subject: Re: Hubble constant?
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