= G. Pietrzyński
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<G. Pietrzyński> led a 2013 measurement of the <Euclidean distance> to the <Large Magellanic Cloud> using eight late-type <eclipsing binaries>. The systems contained cool giant <stars>, whose physical and angular sizes could be compared to infer <Euclidean distance>.
The study reported approximately $2.2\%$ accuracy and kept statistical and systematic uncertainties separate. Choosing these systems addressed modeling difficulties associated with hotter binaries, while improving an anchor of the <cosmic distance ladder> and hence the calibration of the <Hubble constant>.<An eclipsing-binary distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud accurate to two per cent by G. Pietrzyński and others>[Abstract: eight cool, late-type systems, size measurements and separate distance uncertainties]{ref}
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