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    Harlow Shapley Mapped the Milky Way Using the Period- Luminosity
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Harlow Shapley Mapped the Milky Way Using the Period- Luminosity

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Harlow Shapley mapped the Milky Way using the period- luminosity relationship for RR Lyrae stars.

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