Measuring the Universe

The Cosmological Distance Ladder

By: Stephen Webb

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Paperback | 18 March 1999

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Distance determination - finding out how far away different astronomical objects are - is an essential and currently highly topical subject in astronomy. A great deal of progress has been made during the last part of the 20th century. Measuring the Universe provides a unified treatment of the various techniques used for distance determination. It begins by describing methods to measure distances on Earth then gradually climbs the "distance ladder" to enable us to estimate the distance to the farthest objects, ending with a discussion of particle horizons within an expanding and inflationary universe. Aimed at first-year undergraduates of astronomy and astrophysics, the book emphasises general physical principles rather than mathematical detail. The text is enhanced and complemented by the use of many worked examples, and questions and problem solving exercises at the end of each chapter.

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Non-Fiction Science Astronomy, Space & Time Cosmology & The Universe Physics Applied Physics Astrophysics

Author's preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction	p. 1
First step: the Earth	p. 13
Second step: the solar system	p. 25
Third step: nearby stars	p. 57
Mezzanine: the nature of stars	p. 87
Fourth step: more distant stars	p. 111
Fifth step: the Galaxy	p. 131
Sixth step: the Local Group	p. 163
Seventh step: more distant galaxies	p. 195
Mezzanine: cosmic expansion	p. 239
Eighth step: the universe	p. 279
The names of astronomical objects	p. 325
App. B: Journal abbreviations	p. 330
Name index	p. 331
Object index	p. 334
Subject index	p. 336
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