Quipu means knot in Quechua, the native language of the Andes. The quipu was also useful for census-taking and provided a mass of statistical information for the government. Messengers could carry a ...

A quipu is an ancient recording device used by Andean civilizations, and particularly the Incas. It consists of a series of colored strings of various lengths, with knots tied in different positions.

Un equipo de astrónomos ha identificado lo que podría ser la mayor estructura del universo conocido: una gran agrupación de cúmulos cósmicos denominada "Quipu". Su extensión abarca ...

Newly discovered Quipu, a superstructure in which galaxies group together in clusters and clusters of clusters, is the largest known structure in the universe in terms of length, scientists claim.

Un último mapeo al universo cercano reveló cinco super estructuras cósmicas; la mayor fue nombrada Quipu y mide 1,300 ...

Un grupo de astrónomos ha descubierto la estructura más grande del universo hasta el momento; la han llamado Quipu en honor a un sistema de medición inca. Lo más sorprendente es que contiene ...

In a major space breakthrough, astronomers have discovered a structure that may be the largest known in the universe: Quipu. Named after the Incan system of knotted cords used for recording ...

Astronomers have found the largest structure in the universe so far, named Quipu after an Incan measuring system. It contains a shocking 200 quadrillion solar masses. Astronomy is an endeavor ...

Los quipus, que en quechua se traduce como nudo ... el espacio entre las uniones o el largo. El quipu más grande alguna vez hallado Según la autora, registros de conquistadores españoles ...

The Quipu project is an innovative form of participatory research ... testimonies in their original form (in Spanish or one of two indigenous languages, Quechua and Shipibo). Users of the phoneline ...

Previously regarded as the largest superstructure in space, it has now been eclipsed by at least four others, including Quipu. | Credit: ESA & Planck Collaboration / Rosat/ Digitised Sky Survey ...