The Astronomical Unit of Distance

Solar Parallax and Related Constants

Gerard Henride Vaucouleurs

ResearchPublished 1961

A presentation of the astronomical unit and a consistent set of related solar-system constants. The author reviews past determinations of the astronomical unit and the solar parallax by optical and dynamical methods, and derives a current "best estimate." The recent radar determinations, which appear to yield a different result, are discussed.

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Vaucouleurs, Gerard Henride, The Astronomical Unit of Distance: Solar Parallax and Related Constants, RAND Corporation, RM-2944-NASA, 1961. As of September 10, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM2944.html
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Vaucouleurs, Gerard Henride, The Astronomical Unit of Distance: Solar Parallax and Related Constants. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1961. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM2944.html. Also available in print form.
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