How We Measure the Universe, An Animated Film | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.brainpickings.org - May 25, 2012 10:53 PM

How to determine the distance of stars using standard candles. "That’s precisely what the Royal Observatory Greenwich answers in this wonderful short animation, a teaser for a new exhibition titled Measuring the Universe: from the transit of Venus to the edge of the cosmos."