Multiple Choice
The method used by Harlow Shapley in 1917 to estimate the Sun's location in our Galaxy was the measurement of the
A) locations of globular clusters around the Galaxy.
B) density of stars in different directions along the Milky Way.
C) distances to open star clusters and H II regions in the disk of the Galaxy.
D) structure of the Andromeda Galaxy,and comparing it with the structure of our Galaxy.
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