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Jastrow 1974

Jastrow, R., 1974: Sky reporter: Quasar controversy. Nat. Hist., 83, no. 5, 74-77.

A major storm has been raging in the scientific literature over the esoteric subject of techniques for measuring the distances to quasars. The tempest blew up when quasars — fuzzy, starlike objects of high luminosity — were discovered in 1963 and has continued unabated ever since. Feelings run strongly on the matter because, depending on its resolution, the outcome could shake the foundations of astronomy.

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@article{ja07200b,
  author={Jastrow, R.},
  title={Sky reporter: Quasar controversy},
  year={1974},
  journal={Nat. Hist.},
  volume={83},
  number={5},
  pages={74--77},
}

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TY  - MGZN
ID  - ja07200b
AU  - Jastrow, R.
PY  - 1974
TI  - Sky reporter: Quasar controversy
JA  - Nat. Hist.
VL  - 83
IS  - 5
SP  - 74
EP  - 77
ER  -

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