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It is now generally believed that our Universe originated some 1010 yr ago in a singular event which is referred to as the ‘Big Bang’.
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Audouze, J., Vauclair, S. (1980). The Evolution of Matter in the Universe. In: An Introduction to Nuclear Astrophysics. Geophysics and Astrophysics Monographs, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9477-5_2
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