The Nubble constant and Virgo cluster distance from observations of Cepheid variables

Nature

Volumn 371, Issue 6496, 1994, Pages 385-389

  Pierce, Michael J ^a,e,f   Welch, Douglas L ^b,e   McClure, Robert D ^c,e   Van Den Bergh, Sidney ^c   Racine, Renè ^d,e   Stetson, Peter B ^c  

^a KITT PEAK NATIONAL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e Canada France Hawaií Telescope ^*

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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CEPHEIDAE;

EID: 0028059145     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/371385a0     Document Type: Article

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