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Français : Représentation de la Voie Lactée selon Caroline Herschel. A noter qu'elle s'était trompée puisqu'elle avait placé le soleil au centre de notre galaxie.
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The shape of our Galaxy as deduced from star counts by William Herschel in 1785; the solar system was assumed near center.

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