Adams, A. \"The Triumph of Hipparcos.\" Astronomy<\/em> (December 1997): 60. Brief introduction.<\/p>\r\n Dambeck, T. \"Gaia\u2019s Mission to the Milky Way.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (March 2008): 36\u201339. An introduction to the mission to measure distances and positions of stars with unprecedented accuracy.<\/p>\r\n Hirshfeld, A. \"The Absolute Magnitude of Stars.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (September 1994): 35. Good review of how we measure luminosity, with charts.<\/p>\r\n Hirshfeld, A. \"The Race to Measure the Cosmos.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (November 2001): 38. On parallax.<\/p>\r\n Trefil, J. Puzzling Out Parallax.\" Astronomy<\/em> (September 1998): 46. On the concept and history of parallax.<\/p>\r\n Turon, C. \"Measuring the Universe.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (July 1997): 28. On the Hipparcos mission and its results.<\/p>\r\n Zimmerman, R. \"Polaris: The Code-Blue Star.\" Astronomy<\/em> (March 1995): 45. On the famous cepheid variable and how it is changing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Adams, A. “The Triumph of Hipparcos.” Astronomy<\/em> (December 1997): 60. Brief introduction.<\/p>\n Dambeck, T. “Gaia\u2019s Mission to the Milky Way.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (March 2008): 36\u201339. An introduction to the mission to measure distances and positions of stars with unprecedented accuracy.<\/p>\n Hirshfeld, A. “The Absolute Magnitude of Stars.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (September 1994): 35. Good review of how we measure luminosity, with charts.<\/p>\n Hirshfeld, A. “The Race to Measure the Cosmos.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (November 2001): 38. On parallax.<\/p>\n Trefil, J. Puzzling Out Parallax.” Astronomy<\/em> (September 1998): 46. On the concept and history of parallax.<\/p>\n Turon, C. “Measuring the Universe.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (July 1997): 28. On the Hipparcos mission and its results.<\/p>\n Zimmerman, R. “Polaris: The Code-Blue Star.” Astronomy<\/em> (March 1995): 45. On the famous cepheid variable and how it is changing.<\/p>\nWebsites<\/h2>\r\n
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