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Finding our place in the universe : how we discovered Laniakea - the Milky Way's home

by Hélène Courtois, Nikki Kopelman

This book details the discovery and mapping of the Laniakea supercluster, the galactic structure containing the Milky Way. It explores the visualisations and international research used to analyse the large-scale structures of the local universe.

Accession 14849 ISBN 9780262039956 Publisher MIT Press
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