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Finding our place in the universe : how we discovered Laniakea - the Milky Way's home / Hélène Courtois ; translated by 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.

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