Children everywhere are fascinated by the sky, stars and Sun. Emerging evidence from cultures throughout the world suggests that even young children can acquire knowledge of the Earth and its place in the Universe.
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We are grateful to M. Blades, V. Girotto and A. Martin for their comments and suggestions on an earlier version of this article. Some of the research reported here was carried out with the support of the Australian Research Council and the UK Economic and Social Research Council.
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Siegal, M., Nobes, G. & Panagiotaki, G. Children's knowledge of the Earth. Nature Geosci 4, 130–132 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1094
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