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This Golden Oldie Editorial forms a unit with the Golden Oldie republication of a paper by G. Lemaître that can be found in this issue following the editorial note and online via doi:10.1007/s10714-011-1214-6.
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Luminet, JP. Editorial note to: Georges Lemaître, The beginning of the world from the point of view of quantum theory. Gen Relativ Gravit 43, 2911–2928 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-011-1213-7
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