Shapley–Curtis Debate (1920)

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gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical debate
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Great_Debate
gptkbp:CurtisPosition spiral nebulae are separate galaxies
gptkbp:date 1920
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shapley–Curtis Debate (1920)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:location gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences,_Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Heber_Curtis
gptkb:Harlow_Shapley
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkb:Andromeda_Galaxy
Edwin Hubble's discovery of extragalactic nebulae
gptkbp:result no clear winner
gptkbp:ShapleyPosition Milky Way contains all of the universe
gptkbp:significance led to acceptance of galaxies beyond the Milky Way
gptkbp:topic scale of the universe
nature of spiral nebulae
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Heber_Curtis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7