Multiple Choice
When the isotropy of the cosmic microwave radiation was first realized, what effect did this discovery have on the contemporary theories of cosmology?
A) The discovery was a great support for the Big Bang cosmology that predicts this isotropy.
B) The discovery was a great support for the steady-state cosmology that predicts this isotropy.
C) The discovery was a great problem because it was prohibited by all the main cosmologies.
D) The discovery was a puzzle because the Big Bang cosmology does not predict this isotropy, although it does not prohibit it either.
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