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Discovery of Nebulae

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

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Chronological records

1922

Edwin Powell Hubble1922

Science / Astronomy

Hubble announces that nearly all nebulae are associated with stars, and their illumination comes from star light

Names involved

Edwin Powell Hubble

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