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Hubble Law: Observational Cosmology

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This lecture covers the setup of the Astro-IV Jupyter environment, the Hubble law, the concept of parsec, and the introduction to redshift. Students will learn about the velocity-distance relation, unit conversions, and the historical perspective of cosmology.

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Physical cosmology

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Non-standard cosmology

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