A transdisciplinary graph
From prehistory to the conquest of space
History and art, from the earliest human traces to the first steps beyond Earth.
- layers
- 1
- concepts
- 175
- links across layers
- 0
- articles
- 172
The map of layers
Each block is a layer of knowledge, each row a type of concept. A line joins two types when the database records links between their concepts; its weight follows their number. Hover over a layer to isolate its bridges.
Astronomy
175 concepts · 172 articles
- Body types 8
- Astronomical types 18
- Subtypes 9
- Classifications 11
- Celestial objects 10
- Chemical elements 118
- Stellar system 1
Planned layers, still empty: Reference systems
Four ways through the same graph
A concept has a place in the graph, a position in space or in time, and sometimes a text. These are four views of one object.
-
Relate
Each entry shows its neighbourhood: what is above, what is below, and what links it to the other layers.
-
Locate
The solar system to scale, in 3D. Each body leads to its entry, and its entry back to the view.
-
Date
0 chronologies side by side, each with its periods and entries.
-
Read
172 articles, each attached to a concept of the graph.
Locate
The solar system
The ten bodies at their true place and true size. Each one has its entry in the Astronomy layer.