{"id":6116,"date":"2025-02-23T11:04:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T19:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/?p=6116"},"modified":"2025-02-23T11:15:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T19:15:40","slug":"the-cosmic-distance-ladder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/the-cosmic-distance-ladder\/","title":{"rendered":"The cosmic distance ladder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">This is one of the most fun and awesome YouTubes I have seen lately! I am a microbiologist and have always laughed about how when humans developed glass and grinding and ultimately lenses how some of us looked inward at tiny tiny things, while others looked outward at the stars. But they both derived initially from the ability to see things through that brand new technology of lenses.<br \/>\nScientists have progressed far beyond the initial glass or water lenses; scanning tunneling electron microscopes to the amazing satellite instruments studying the stars.<br \/>\nSo much of this depended on passionate, honest, probity people<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Terence Tao on how we measure the cosmos (part 1)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YdOXS_9_P4U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n And to paraphrase casual geographic<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Ridiculously Random Nature of the Gorilla\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7HmuTqe9s88?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nDrink water, hug someone, and know that I love you all!<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/\">www.puravidaaquatic.com\/<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.puravidaaquatics.com\/\">www.puravidaaquatics.com\/<\/a> 310-429-8477<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is one of the most fun and awesome YouTubes I have seen lately! I am a microbiologist and have always laughed about how when humans developed glass and grinding and ultimately lenses how some of us looked inward at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/the-cosmic-distance-ladder\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class='heateorSssClear'><\/div><div  class='heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_horizontal_sharing' data-heateor-sss-href='https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/the-cosmic-distance-ladder\/'><div class='heateor_sss_sharing_title' style=\"font-weight:bold\" >Spread the Good News Below:  Permaculture!<\/div><div class=\"heateor_sss_sharing_ul\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"heateor_sss_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puravidaaquatic.com%2Fwordpress%2Fthe-cosmic-distance-ladder%2F\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_square_count heateor_sss_facebook_count\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg\" style=\"background-color:#0765FE;width:50px;height:50px;border-radius:999px;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;border-radius:999px;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M28 16c0-6.627-5.373-12-12-12S4 9.373 4 16c0 5.628 3.875 10.35 9.101 11.647v-7.98h-2.474V16H13.1v-1.58c0-4.085 1.849-5.978 5.859-5.978.76 0 2.072.15 2.608.298v3.325c-.283-.03-.775-.045-1.386-.045-1.967 0-2.728.745-2.728 2.683V16h3.92l-.673 3.667h-3.247v8.245C23.395 27.195 28 22.135 28 16Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a aria-label=\"Twitter\" class=\"heateor_sss_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20cosmic%20distance%20ladder&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puravidaaquatic.com%2Fwordpress%2Fthe-cosmic-distance-ladder%2F\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_square_count heateor_sss_twitter_count\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg heateor_sss_s__default heateor_sss_s_twitter\" style=\"background-color:#55acee;width:50px;height:50px;border-radius:999px;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;border-radius:999px;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"-4 -4 39 39\"><path d=\"M28 8.557a9.913 9.913 0 0 1-2.828.775 4.93 4.93 0 0 0 2.166-2.725 9.738 9.738 0 0 1-3.13 1.194 4.92 4.92 0 0 0-3.593-1.55 4.924 4.924 0 0 0-4.794 6.049c-4.09-.21-7.72-2.17-10.15-5.15a4.942 4.942 0 0 0-.665 2.477c0 1.71.87 3.214 2.19 4.1a4.968 4.968 0 0 1-2.23-.616v.06c0 2.39 1.7 4.38 3.952 4.83-.414.115-.85.174-1.297.174-.318 0-.626-.03-.928-.086a4.935 4.935 0 0 0 4.6 3.42 9.893 9.893 0 0 1-6.114 2.107c-.398 0-.79-.023-1.175-.068a13.953 13.953 0 0 0 7.55 2.213c9.056 0 14.01-7.507 14.01-14.013 0-.213-.005-.426-.015-.637.96-.695 1.795-1.56 2.455-2.55z\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"heateor_sss_email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/the-cosmic-distance-ladder\/\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault();window.open('mailto:?subject=' + decodeURIComponent('The%20cosmic%20distance%20ladder').replace('&', '%26') + '&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puravidaaquatic.com%2Fwordpress%2Fthe-cosmic-distance-ladder%2F', '_blank')\" title=\"Email\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_square_count heateor_sss_email_count\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg\" style=\"background-color:#649a3f;width:50px;height:50px;border-radius:999px;display:inline-block;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box\"><svg style=\"display:block;border-radius:999px;\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"-.75 -.5 36 36\"><path d=\"M 5.5 11 h 23 v 1 l -11 6 l -11 -6 v -1 m 0 2 l 11 6 l 11 -6 v 11 h -22 v -11\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a class=\"heateor_sss_more\" aria-label=\"More\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" style=\"font-size: 32px!important;border:0;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block!important;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align: middle;display:inline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/the-cosmic-distance-ladder\/\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\"><span class=\"heateor_sss_square_count\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"heateor_sss_svg\" style=\"background-color:#ee8e2d;width:50px;height:50px;border-radius:999px;display:inline-block!important;opacity:1;float:left;font-size:32px!important;box-shadow:none;display:inline-block;font-size:16px;padding:0 4px;vertical-align:middle;display:inline;background-repeat:repeat;overflow:hidden;padding:0;cursor:pointer;box-sizing:content-box;\" onclick=\"heateorSssMoreSharingPopup(this, 'https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/the-cosmic-distance-ladder\/', 'The%20cosmic%20distance%20ladder', '' )\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" viewBox=\"-.3 0 32 32\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"display:block;border-radius:999px;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M18 14V8h-4v6H8v4h6v6h4v-6h6v-4h-6z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"heateorSssClear\"><\/div><\/div><div class='heateorSssClear'><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6116\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}