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Distances of three nearby clusters of galaxies derived from recent observations of the brightest globular clusters in the brightest galaxies are now in good agreement with other distance indicators and suggest a local value of the Hubble ‘constan’ H = 86±9 km s−1 Mpc−1.
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de Vaucouleurs, G. Distances of the Virgo, Fornax and Hydra clusters of galaxies and the local value of the Hubble ratio. Nature 266, 126–129 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/266126a0
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