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Nine different methods are used to determine the value of the Hubble constant. A mean value H = 95+15−12 km s−1 Mpc−1 is obtained from all data that are now available.
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BERGH, S. Extra-galactic Distance Scale. Nature 225, 503–505 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/225503a0
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