Improving the cosmic distance ladder. Distance and structure of the Large Magellanic Cloud
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is widely considered as the first step of the cosmological distance ladder, since it contains many different distance indicators. An accurate determination of the distance to the LMC allows one to calibrate these distance indicators that are then used to measure the...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | en |
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Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
2014
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| Online Access: | http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/6733/ |