Terence Tao on the cosmic distance ladder

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The Cosmic Distance Ladder: How we learned distances in the heavens.
Next part: https://youtu.be/hFMaT9oRbs4
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Artwork by Kurt Bruns
Thanks to Paul Dancstep for several animations, such as the powers of 10 zoom out and the simulations of shadows on the moon.

Terry has kindly cataloged many of the added nuances, i…

The Cosmic Distance Ladder: How we learned distances in the heavens.
Next part: https://youtu.be/hFMaT9oRbs4
Patreon supporters see early views of new videos: https://www.patreon.com/3blue1brown

Artwork by Kurt Bruns
Thanks to Paul Dancstep for several animations, such as the powers of 10 zoom out and the simulations of shadows on the moon.

Terry has kindly cataloged many of the added nuances, i…

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