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on a catalog of 10000 galaxies has allowed the construction of 3D images of the local structure of the cosmos. This led to the identification of a local supercluster named the
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surrounded by rivers, continents and seas. These cosmographies posit a universe being repeatedly created and destroyed over time cycles of immense lengths.
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of 1621) was one of the earliest attempts to describe the entire world in English, and is the first known description of
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Premodern views of cosmography can be traditionally divided into those following the tradition of
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Said, Khaled (2023-10-24). "Tully-Fisher relation". In Di Valentino, E; Brout, D. (eds.).
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Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity
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Timeline of knowledge about galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and large-scale structure
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on the matter/energy composition of the Universe. The word was also commonly used by
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Tully, R. Brent; Courtois, HÊlène; Hoffman, Yehuda; Pomarède, Daniel (2014-09-03).
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Visser, Matt (2005). "Cosmography: Cosmology without the Einstein equations".
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is considered to be an early work of cosmography. Traditional
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In 1659, Thomas Porter published a smaller, but extensive
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has two distinct meanings: traditionally it has been the
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to explore (and perhaps comprehend) the known world.
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forward. These were all part of a major trend in the
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Timeline of astronomical maps, catalogs, and surveys
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