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## [Is the Cosmological Principle Consistent with Observation?](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/is-the-cosmological-principle-consistent-with-observation/3467)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [18 July 2023 12:10 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/is-the-cosmological-principle-consistent-with-observation/3467 "2023-07-18T12:10:19Z")

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The cosmological principle is a generalisation of the Copernican principle, and has been a largely unquestioned assumption underlying research into the origin and evolution of the universe for over a centur…