The Local Supercluster and anisotropy of the redshifts.

From the most recent studies of distributions and motions in the universe, the author proposes the following conclusions: 1. Luminous matter in the presently observed universe is distributed in a non-random, clumpy manner. 2. This non-uniform distribution of matter gives rise to large-scale bulk motions. Scales of 10's of Mpc and 1000 km s^-1 are involved. 3. Lacking evidence to the contrary, it is assumed that the distribution and motions in the nearby universe can be described by Newtonian gravitational theory.