Astronomers of About the Year 1900 Didn't Know of the Existence

question 49

Multiple Choice

Astronomers of about the year 1900 didn't know of the existence of interstellar dust.As a result they

• A)Underestimated the size of the galaxy.
• B)Thought the globular clusters were located in other galaxies
• C)Did not believe that our galaxy had spiral arms
• D)Believed stars were much bluer than they really are

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