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1996

Adam Guy Riess1996

High-z Supernova Search Team · Science / Astronomy

Riess develops improved light-curve techniques for standardizing Type Ia supernova luminosities and reducing uncertainty in cosmological distance estimates.

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Adam Guy Riess

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