Post-Hipparcos Cosmic Candles /

This book is a timely first review since the dramatic change brought about in the field by the release of the Hipparcos catalogue. Chapters by leading experts detail the various approaches of one of the most challenging cosmological issues: the scale of the universe. After summarizing the contributi...

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Main Author: Heck, A.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Caputo, F.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1999.
Series:Astrophysics and space science library ; 237.
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