Shapley– Curtis debate

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_debates
gptkbp:community_events open to the scientific community
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
the existence of other galaxies
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:the_National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:highlights the limitations of contemporary telescopes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shapley– Curtis debate
gptkbp:influenced future astronomical research
the perception of the universe's size
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Harlow_Shapley
gptkb:Heber_Curtis
gptkbp:is_associated_with the early 20th century astronomy
gptkbp:is_referenced_in astronomy textbooks
gptkbp:is_significant_for the development of cosmology
gptkbp:is_studied_in history of science courses
gptkbp:issues the structure of the universe
gptkbp:key_event astronomy history
gptkbp:known_as the Great Debate
gptkbp:led_to the discovery of the expansion of the universe
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:the_Proceedings_of_the_National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:resulted_in increased interest in extragalactic astronomy
gptkbp:takes_place_in gptkb:1920
gptkbp:was_characterized_by scientific disagreement
gptkbp:was_followed_by further debates on cosmology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Harlow_Shapley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5