Frederick William Herschel1785
The first attempt to describe the shape of the Milky Way and the position of the Sun within it is carried out by William Herschel carefully counting the number of stars in different regions of the sky
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The first attempt to describe the shape of the Milky Way and the position of the Sun within it is carried out by William Herschel carefully counting the number of stars in different regions of the sky
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