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November 21, 2024, 09:09 AM - 7 min read
On Sunday November 23 1924, 100 years ago this month, readers perusing page six of the New York Times would have found an intriguing article, amid several large adverts for fur coats. The headline read: Finds Spiral Nebulae are Stellar Systems: “Dr Hubbell Confirms View That They Are ‘Island Universes’; Similar to Our Own”.
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Edwin Hubble, one of the most influential astronomers of the 20th century, revolutionised our understanding of the universe by proving the existence of countless galaxies beyond the Milky Way. His discoveries, including the expanding universe, laid the foundation for modern cosmology.
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