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Science 21 July 2006:
Vol. 313. no. 5785, pp. 311 - 312
DOI: 10.1126/science.1127183
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Perspectives

ASTRONOMY:
Near-Field Cosmology

Joss Bland-Hawthorn1 and P. J. E. Peebles2

Cosmological puzzles are usually tackled by studying distant objects. A recent meeting considered the ways in which observations of nearby galaxies can add to the picture.

1J. Bland-Hawthorn is at the Anglo-Australian Observatory, Epping, NSW 2121, Australia. E-mail: jbh{at}aaoepp.aao.gov.au

2P. J. E. Peebles is in the Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.

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