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Geraint F. Lewis; Luke A. Barnes

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Geraint F. Lewis and

Luke A. Barnes

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Geraint F. Lewis: Affiliation:
University of Sydney
Luke A. Barnes: Affiliation:
University of Sydney
Brian Schmidt: Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra

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Information: A Fortunate Universe
Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos
, pp. 362 - 369

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