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Who we are as humans is often dependent upon how we define our position in the universe. At the center of that definition since ancient times has been the Andromeda Galaxy. The astronomical story of the Andromeda Galaxy is not simply the tale of a celestial object, a specific tool such as the telescope, or of a particular science. Instead, it is a story about humans, history, and how we view ourselves as living beings.
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Paul W. Hodge, Atlas of the Andromeda Galaxy, Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1981, p. 11.
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Schultz, D. (2012). The Wonder of the Andromeda Galaxy. In: The Andromeda Galaxy and the Rise of Modern Astronomy. Astronomers' Universe. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3049-0_1
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