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6 days ago · Milky Way Galaxy - Structure, Dynamics, Stars: The first reliable measurement of the size of the Galaxy was made in 1917 by American astronomer Harlow Shapley. He arrived at his size determination by establishing the spatial distribution of globular clusters.
6 days ago · The first reliable measurement of the size of the Milky Way Galaxy was made in 1917 by American astronomer Harlow Shapley. Assuming that the globular clusters outlined the Galaxy, he determined that it has a diameter of about 100,000 light-years.
1 day ago · The Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It was originally named the Andromeda Nebula and is cataloged as Messier 31, M31, and NGC 224.
1 day ago · In 1920, the Shapley–Curtis debate took place between Harlow Shapley and Heber D. Curtis over this issue. Shapley argued for a small universe the size of the Milky Way galaxy, and Curtis argued that the universe was much larger. The issue was resolved in the coming decade with Hubble's improved observations.
4 days ago · Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis engaged in the “Great Debate” of 1920 over its nature. Curtis argued forcefully from his observations of dimmer than expected nova, dust lanes, and other oddities that the “nebula” was in fact an entirely different galaxy from our own.
Sep 7, 2024 · by debating with Harlow Shapley and being more eloquent b. by observing a supernova explosion in a nearby galaxy, using it as a "standard bulb" c. by observing a Cepheid variable in a nearby galaxy and using it to get the distance d. by measuring the distances to many globular clusters using parallax e. by going to see Einstein, who knew the ...
Sep 13, 2024 · In 1917 the American astronomer Harlow Shapley mounted a serious challenge to the Kapteyn universe. Shapley’s study of the distances of globular clusters led him to conclude that their distribution centred on a point that lay in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius and at a distance that he estimated to be about 45,000 ...
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