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Old 30-05-2008, 12:33 AM
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My understanding of the cosmological constant is:

1. Einsteins equations indicated that the universe was either expanding or contracting.

2. Observation by astronomers at the time indicated a static universe.

3. The constant was introduced to make the equations match observed "reality"

4. It was quite a few years later that Hubble made the observation that the universe was expanding.
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