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What is Olber's Paradox. Is Olber's paradox better resolved by the Big Bang Theory Point of view or by the Infinite steady state theory point of view? Tihs job offers an explanation.

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Olber's Paradox is briefly examined.

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You should have all the definitions in your textbook or lecture notes, however just in case, here are some web links:
Olber"s Paradox:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olbers'_paradox
http://www.schoolsobservatory.org.uk/study/sci/cosmo/internal/olbers.htm
http://www.utexas.edu/opa/pubs/discovery/disc2000v15n3/disc_universe.html

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