Our Universe 5: How I Wonder Where You Are: Measuring Cosmic Distances

This book continues our exploration of cosmology, the science of the universe as a whole.

Here we examine one of the greatest challenges and most important accomplishment of astronomy and cosmology: measuring the distance to remote celestial bodies. We will discover how astronomers used their wits and centuries of meticulous observations to precisely measure the size and evolution of our universe.

The Everyone's Guide Series explores modern astronomy, physics, and cosmology, making…