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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 May 2016
This paper describes the goals, current status and some preliminary results from the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey. In particular we present the most precise measurement to date of the redshift-space distortion parameter, β ≡ Ω0.6/b = 0.39 ± 0.05. Combined with recent CMB anisotropy measurements, our results strongly favour a low-density universe.