An introduction to distance measurement in astronomy /

• Main Author: De Grijs, Richard, 1969-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley and Sons, 2011.
• Subjects: Cosmological distances > Measurement.; Astronomy > Methodology.; SCIENCE > Cosmology.; Electronic books.

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,...