What Perception of the Milky Way Galaxy Did Astronomers Have

question 6

Multiple Choice

What perception of the Milky Way Galaxy did astronomers have in 1900?

• A)They believed that the Earth rested inside concentric spheres, with the Milky Way stars fixedto the outermost sphere.
• B)They believed that the Milky Way was one of billions of galaxies in the universe.
• C)They believed that the Milky Way was the entire universe.
• D)They believed that, because the Sun was at the center of the Milky Way, it was impossible tosee the rest of the universe.
• E)They believed we were one of billions of galaxies in an expanding universe.

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