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Fundamentals of Astrophysics and Astronomical Distances

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I am reading the book Fundamentals of Astrophysics by Stan Owocki at the University of Delaware published by Cambridge University in 2021. I read about the book when I got a physical copy of the magazine Physics Today. Since I am a student member of the Society of Physics Students, I get a copy of the magazine Physics Today in the mail. I read a book review of the book and you can too for free online at this link.
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  • The book is available at the Wikipedia Library through Cambridge University Press’s database at this link.
    I’m reading through Chapter 2: Astronomical Distances.

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    Using the formula
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