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Abstract: Accurate and precise astronomical distance
determinations are crucial for derivations of, among others, the
masses and luminosities of a large variety of distant
objects. Astronomical distance determination has traditionally relied
on the concept of a "distance ladder." Here we review our recent
attempts to establish a highly robust set of internally consistent
distance determinations to Local Group galaxies as well as the Virgo
Cluster, which we recommend as the statistical basis of an improved
extragalactic distance ladder.
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