This text reviews the changes brought about in the field of
astronomy by the release of the Hipparcos catalogue. Chapters by
leading experts detail the various approaches of one of the most
challenging cosmological issues: the scale of the universe. After
summarizing the contribution of the Hipparcos satellite itself, the
volume starts with chapters concerning the primary distance
indicators (Classical Cepheids, RR Lyrae stars, Miras, subdwarfs).
Then our present knowledge of the distance to the Large Magellanic
Cloud is reviewed, as well as extragalactic distance determinations
with a group of chapters dedicated to secondary indicators. The
role of the microlensing surveys is also presented as well as the
up-to-date results of stellar evolution theory, together with a
frank admission of their limits.
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