Overview
- Really up-to-date, using the Hubble Space Telescope and Hipparchos results
- Currently distance measurement is a "hot topic" in astronomy
- Many worked examples, questions, and problem solving exercises, along with a comprehensive bibliography, help students
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Space Exploration (SPACEE)
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Authors and Affiliations
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Open University Waldon Hall, Milton Keyes, United Kingdom
Stephen Webb
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Measuring the Universe
Book Subtitle: The Cosmological Distance Ladder
Authors: Stephen Webb
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
Publisher: Springer London
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 1999
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-85233-106-1Published: 18 March 1999
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 342
Additional Information: Jointly published with Praxis Publishing, UK