Abstract: Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesVolume 336, Issue 1 p. 130-160 LIMITS TO VERIFICATION IN COSMOLOGY G. F. R. Ellis, G. F. R. Ellis Department of Physics University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2J1 *Search for more papers by this author G. F. R. Ellis, G. F. R. Ellis Department of Physics University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2J1 *Search for more papers by this author First published: February 1980 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1980.tb15926.xCitations: 24 Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. 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