G. A. Tammann, B. Reindl
Published 2002-08-08, updated 2002-10-02Version 2
Attempts to measure extragalactic distances over the last 90 years are briefly described. It follows a short history of the discovery of the expansion of space. Reasons are discussed for the decrease of the Hubble constant from Ho~500 originally to Ho<~60 at present. Remaining problems with Cepheids as local distance calibrators are outlined.
Comments: 15 pages (2 figures). To appear in the proceedings of the XXXVIIth Moriond Astrophysics Meeting "The Cosmological Model", Les Arcs, France, March 16-23, 2002. Revised version with minor changes and additional references
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