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LOM v1.0networkedLOM v1.01URLhttp://portal.discoverthecosmos.eu/node/107454<langstring xml:lang="en">Defining our Place in the Cosmos – the IAU and the Universal Frame of Reference</langstring><langstring xml:lang=""/>enHow do you know where you are now? How do we know where we are in space? How does the International Space Station or the latest space probe keep track of its location in the Universe? The best answer would be – with great difficulty! Ever since the earliest philosophers first considered our place in the Universe, it has always been a natural first step to define our position in the overall order and structure of the cosmos. AstronomyOur COSMOSLOM v1.0final1.0LOM v1.0author2008-11-10IAU LOM v1.0publisher2008-11-14Sofoklis SotiriouenLOM v1.0LOM v1.0creator2008-12-24Sofoklis SotiriouLOM v1.0validator2008-12-24COSMOSLOM v1.0browserLOM v1.0netscape communicatortext/htmlhttp://portal.discoverthecosmos.eu/node/107454LOM v1.0noLOM v1.0yesLOM v1.0activelowLOM v1.0easy0.25 didactic hourLOM v1.0narrative textfigureLOM v1.0teacherLOM v1.0learnerLOM v1.0school education15-18LOM v1.0DisciplineScienceAstronomy: Universe - generallyAstronomy: Cosmology