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Black Holes in the Universe

I. D. NovikovAstro Space Centre of P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Profsoyuznaya 84/32, Moscow, 117810, Russia;
Highlights of Astronomyjournal1998en
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Some 30 years ago very few scientists thought that black holes may really exist. Attention focussed on the black hole hypothesis after neutron stars had been discovered. It was rather surprising that astrophysicists immediately ‘welcomed’ black holes. They found their place not only in the remnants of supernova explosions but also in the nuclei of galaxies and quasars.

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