Distance ladder

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:scientific_research
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:cosmic_distance_ladder
gptkbp:appliesTo stars
quasars
galaxies
gptkbp:enables measurement of Hubble constant
determination of the scale of the universe
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:firstDescribed early 20th century
gptkbp:limitation systematic errors
calibration uncertainties
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Edwin_Hubble
gptkb:Henrietta_Swan_Leavitt
gptkbp:purpose measuring astronomical distances
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:cosmology
astrophysics
gptkbp:uses gptkb:Type_Ia_supernovae
gptkb:Tully-Fisher_relation
redshift
Cepheid variables
standard candles
surface brightness fluctuations
parallax
series of methods
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Standard_candle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Distance ladder