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Andromeda Novae Distance Argument

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Andromeda Novae Distance Argument

Curtis, Heber Doust · Lick Observatory · Astronomer

Uses the faintness of novae recorded in Andromeda to argue that M31 lies far beyond the Milky Way and is an independent stellar system.

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