QUESTION 1 : Shapley was able to determine we were not at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, by showing  

a) the parallax of nearby stars.

b) the distribution of globular clusters was not centered around us.

c) the distance to the nearest galaxy was greater than the radius of the Milky Way.

d) the gas and dust had blocked our view, making us think we were at the center.

e) the expansion rate was equal in all directions.


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