| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| In physics, the reddening of light sent out by an object that is moving away from an observer. (See Doppler effect.) | 1 |
| ‡ The red shift that can be observed in light from distant galaxies suggests that the universe is expanding, and thus supports the Big Bang theory. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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