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An introduction to distance measurement in astronomy /
Distance determination is an essential technique in astronomy, and is briefly covered in most textbooks on astrophysics and cosmology. It is rarely covered as a coherent topic in its own right. When it is discussed the approach is frequently very dry, splitting the teaching into, for example, stars,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, N.J. :
John Wiley and Sons,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Matter
- The Importance of Astrophysical Distance Measurements
- The Solar Neighbourhood
- From the Milky Way to the Local Group
- Reaching Virgo Cluster Distances and Beyond
- From Nearby Galaxy Clusters to Cosmological Distances
- Systematic Uncertainties and Common Pitfalls
- Promises and Prospects
- Glossary
- Figure Credits
- Index.