Is it possible to understand the Universe without understanding the largest structures that reside in it? In principle, not ...

Though the Spanish destroyed many quipus, some chose to study them. Inca Garcilaso de la Vega was the son of a conquistador and an Incan prince, and acted as an intermediary between the two peoples.

If a flawed family-friendly movie can kindle the audience’s curiosity in pre-Columbian civilizations, that’s a net positive.

The quipu is a traditional Andean counting device that uses colored strings and knots in lieu of paper and numbers. ... An Inca quipu attached to a wooden frame (1430-1532 B.C.E.).

Astronomers have identified the largest structure in the universe, named Quipu, which spans over 1.3 billion light-years and contains a staggering 200 quadrillion solar masses.

An Inca quipu (khipu) used for storing data with a system of knots. 15th century CE. Larco Museum, Lima. Credit: Claus Ableiter (CC BY-SA) An Inca quipu (khipu) used for storing data with a system ...

Quipu has the same mass as a staggering 200,000,000,000,000,000 copies of the sun, ... Quipu was named after the knotted cords used as recording devices by the Inca Empire and other South American ...

And yet some shrewd elements demonstrate the purposeful research involved (Dora and Diego can read the Inca quipu, a series of knots that communicate a message), and Billings’ amusing foresight ...

The resemblance is striking when viewed through cosmic maps. The structure was found as part of the CLASSIX Cluster Survey ...

Though the Spanish destroyed many quipus, some chose to study them. Inca Garcilaso de la Vega was the son of a conquistador and an Incan prince, and acted as an intermediary between the two peoples.

And yet some shrewd elements demonstrate the purposeful research involved (Dora and Diego can read the Inca quipu, a series of knots that communicate a message), and Billings’ amusing foresight ...