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the chain of overlapping distance methods, each calibrating the next, from parallax to Cepheids to supernovae, used to measure the Hubble constant.

In astronomy, cosmic distance ladder refers to the chain of overlapping distance methods, each calibrating the next, from parallax to Cepheids to supernovae, used to measure the Hubble constant. This meaning comes from Freedman (2010) in Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics.[1]

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References

Freedman, W. L., & Madore, B. F. (2010). The Hubble Constant. Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 48(1), 673-710. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-astro-082708-101829

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