Multiple Choice
In the Great Debate of 1920, Curtis and Shapley argued over whether or not:
A) the Big Bang occurred
B) the age of the universe was 14 billion years
C) the universe was contracting
D) life existed outside of Earth
E) the spiral nebulae were located outside the Milky Way
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