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Although the hipparcos and Tycho catalogues had been completed in 1997, several other important pieces of this grand endeavour were nevertheless stillmarching on.
For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890)
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Perryman, M. (2010). The Finishing Touches. In: The Making of History's Greatest Star Map. Astronomers' Universe. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11602-5_11
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