What Did William and Caroline Herschel Conclude Based on Their

question 59

Multiple Choice

What did William and Caroline Herschel conclude based on their observations of the number of stars found in each direction?

• A) The Sun is located near the centre of a disk-shaped collection of stars.
• B) Giant clouds of dust and gas obscure our view of the entire galaxy.
• C) The centre of the galaxy is in the direction of Sagittarius.
• D) Stars appear uniformly scattered over the celestial sphere.

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