(From a Science Quiz That Appeared in the Weekly Magazine

question 3

Multiple Choice

(From a science quiz that appeared in the weekly magazine The Economist. ) Economic history is easier to write than the history of the universe.Nevertheless,most cosmologists now think that when the universe was formed in which of the following manners?

• A)First there was a Big Bang,then inflation (of space)caused recession (of all matter,away from the Big Bang).
• B)First there was inflation,which caused the Big Bang,then recession.
• C)First there was a Big Bang.There has not been any inflation yet,but if it comes it will cause recession.

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