Multiple Choice
In the 1780s, Sir William Herschel tried to measure the Sun's position in the Milky Way Galaxy by
A) counting the density of stars in different directions along the Milky Way.
B) measuring distances to star clusters and H II regions in the disk of the Galaxy.
C) measuring the locations of globular clusters around the Galaxy.
D) comparing the Milky Way with the Andromeda Galaxy.
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