Which Textbooks Cover Cosmology and Measuring Cosmic Distances?

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In which textbooks about Cosmology may I find information about the constitution of the cosmos and also about determination of distances and luminosities?

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My favorite is Kolb and Turner's "The Early Universe". It's a classic text, probably at the advanced undergrad/grad level. I've not looked through it but Andrew Liddle's introductory cosmology book is probably good -- his other texts are very clear and pedagogical, and he's a smart fellow. Also Dodelson's cosmology book is good, but probably more appropriate for graduate level study. Peeble's classic text "Physical Cosmology", though dated, provides an authoritative discussion of the concepts you're interested in.
 
Liddle, "Introduction to Modern Cosmology", Advanced Topic 2 has a good treatment of distances and luminosities. In fact, the title of this Chaper is "Classic Cosmology: Distances & Luminosities."