Gerald James Whitrow, The Structure of the Universe: An Introduction to Cosmology (1949).
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Space-time is curved in the neighborhood of material masses, but it is not clear whether the presence of matter causes the curvature of space-time or whether this curvature is itself responsible for the existence of matter.
— Gerald James Whitrow on Spacetime
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About Gerald James Whitrow
Gerald James Whitrow (9 June 1912 – 2 June 2000) or G. J. Whitrow, was a British mathematician, cosmologist and historian of science.
About Gerald James Whitrow
Gerald James Whitrow (9 June 1912 – 2 June 2000) or G. J. Whitrow, was a British mathematician, cosmologist and historian of science.
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