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1917 in United States

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Historical records for United States in 1917

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Andromeda Novae Distance Argument

Curtis, Heber Doust · Lick Observatory · Astronomer · Science / Astronomy

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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