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This tutorial talks about how the distance to the stars was determined. It begins with the first attempt made by Aristarchus and the subsequent wrong answers until final understanding was reached by the scientific community.
This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: Astronomy
Unit Title: Astronomy Activities A unique method to gauge and evaluate astronomical distances Link to Unit:
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B. Tung, Double Vision: How we learned the distance to the stars (1999), <http://www.astronomycorner.net/games/parallax.html>.
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Tung, B. (1999). Double Vision: How we learned the distance to the stars. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from http://www.astronomycorner.net/games/parallax.html
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Tung, Brian. Double Vision: How we learned the distance to the stars. 1999. http://www.astronomycorner.net/games/parallax.html (accessed 16 March 2025).
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Tung, Brian. Double Vision: How we learned the distance to the stars. 1999. 16 Mar. 2025 <http://www.astronomycorner.net/games/parallax.html>.
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Author = "Brian Tung",
Title = {Double Vision: How we learned the distance to the stars},
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Number = {16 March 2025},
Year = {1999}
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