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Detailed Study of Spiral-Nebula Rotation

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1943

Edwin Powell Hubble1943

Science / Astronomy

Hubble publishes a fuller Astrophysical Journal treatment of the direction of rotation in spiral nebulae, extending the earlier work with Nicholas Mayall into a detailed analysis.

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Edwin Powell Hubble

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