You Are Looking Through a Very Old Astronomy Book,and You

question 326

Multiple Choice

You are looking through a very old astronomy book,and you find the Messier object M31 referred to as the Andromeda Nebula.You might suspect that this book was written before:

• A) 1780.
• B) 1845.
• C) 1924.
• D) 1954.

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