The Event That Settled the Shapley-Curtis Debate About "Spiral Nebulae

question 64

Multiple Choice

The event that settled the Shapley-Curtis debate about "spiral nebulae" was

• A) Edwin Hubble measuring the distance to the Andromeda Galaxy.
• B) Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson detecting the cosmic microwave background radiation.
• C) Albert Einstein showing that gravity can bend the path of light.
• D) Edwin Hubble showing that the universe was expanding.

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Understand the techniques for linking ideas effectively in writing.

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