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Given the metrics needed to calculate the circumference and spatial area of a circle, what is the total number of galaxies that one can observe in a flat positively curves and negatively curved universe?

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The solution calculates the circumference of a circle, its area, and galaxy counts for positively and negatively curved spaces, and consider errors in determination of curvature from galaxy counts.

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