COINCIDENCES IN REDSHIFTS

We have classified quasars on the basis of their spectra. There are a large number of groups of quasars were two or more quasars have very similar spectra. Consequently, quasars belonging to each of these groups have almost identical redshifts. (Quite often there is a small dispersion in the redshift values, because of several reasons, the primary one being large uncertainties in the measured wavelengths). As an illustration, in Fig 6. we show a diagrammatic representation of the spectra of quasars belonging to group 18 of our classification. We have shown that the probability of the occurrence of such coincidences in redshifts by chance is very small.

Fig.6. Diagrammatic representation of the spectra of 7 quasars belonging to the group 18. The heights of the lines represent their strengths, except for 4C 05.46 and 0834+250, for which the observers have not given the strengths of the lines. Two third height indicates medium strength, one third, weak. The spectrum of 1055+20 has not been investigated below 4000 Å, that of 0047-832, not below 3500 Å, and that of 3C 204, not above 4950 Å. Notice the line at about 5900 Å is very close to the night sky line at 5893 Å.

If we try to interpret these coincidences, assuming the cosmological redshift hypothesis, we find that the quasars in the various groups are arranged on spherical shells with the Earth as the center. In other words, the Earth is the center of the universe. It is no doubt an amazing result and those, who, like Einstein, believe in the importance of aestetic elegance and inner perfection of a good theory, would consider this result an adequate ground to reject the cosmological hypothesis.

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