Shapley–Curtis Debate (1920)
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Statements (21)
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:astronomical_debate
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Great_Debate
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| gptkbp:CurtisPosition |
spiral nebulae are separate galaxies
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| gptkbp:date |
1920
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| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:astronomy
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences,_Washington,_D.C.
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| gptkbp:organizedBy |
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
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| 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
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| gptkbp:ShapleyPosition |
Milky Way contains all of the universe
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| gptkbp:significance |
led to acceptance of galaxies beyond the Milky Way
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| gptkbp:topic |
scale of the universe
nature of spiral nebulae |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Heber_Curtis
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7
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Shapley–Curtis Debate (1920)
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