Harlow Shapley Showed That ________ Form a Spherical Halo That

question 23

Multiple Choice

Harlow Shapley showed that ________ form a spherical halo that is not centered on the Solar System,disproving the idea that the Sun was the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

• A) 21-cm emission from neutral hydrogen gas
• B) globular clusters
• C) open clusters
• D) X-ray-emitting hot gas

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