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Red shift and the expanding universe
Jon Chase uses simple demonstrations at a shopping centre and race track to explain the scale of the solar system and universe. He explains the Doppler effect and introduces red-shift and cosmic microwave background radiation, which provide evidence for an expanding universe.
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