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ERIC Number: EJ371006
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Measuring Distances to Remote Galaxies and Quasars.
McCarthy, Patrick J.
Mercury, v17 n1 p19-20 Jan-Feb 1988
Describes the use of spectroscopy and the redshift to measure how far an object is by measuring how fast it is receding from earth. Lists the most distant quasars yet found. Tables include "Redshift vs. Distance" and "Distances to Celestial Objects for Various Cosmologies." (CW)
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Science, Distance, Earth Science, Physical Sciences, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Research, Secondary School Science, Space Exploration, Space Sciences, Spectroscopy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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