The hubble constant

Living Reviews in Relativity

Volumn 10, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Jackson, Neal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34948863386     PISSN: 14338351     EISSN: 14338351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12942/lrr-2007-4     Document Type: Review

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