De Vaucouleurs Identifies the Local Supercluster of Galaxies
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Scientists, Astronomy, Astronomers, Cosmology
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, French History, Australian/New Zealand History
- Geographical Location: Australia
- Date: 1953
Article abstract: De Vaucouleurs observed the local supercluster of galaxies, sparking the study of the large-scale structure of the universe.
Summary of Event
Astronomers were able to observe dim patches of light, or nebulas, in the sky long before they discovered the nature of these nebulas, which today are known to be galaxies. Several early observers made lists or catalogs of these objects; for example, in 1888, Johann Louis Emil Dreyer’s New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars.
In the early 1920’s, a debate over the...
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