Great Debate

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Shapley–Curtis_Debate
gptkbp:date 1920
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Debate
gptkbp:location gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences,_Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Heber_Curtis
gptkb:Harlow_Shapley
gptkbp:refersTo 1920s astronomical debate
debate between Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis
gptkbp:result established the concept of galaxies outside the Milky Way
gptkbp:topic structure of the universe
nature of spiral nebulae
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shapley–Curtis_Debate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7