How UW's Astronomers Measured the Universe
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Jim Lattis shares the contributions of UW astronomers to the modern concept of galaxies.
Jim Lattis, Director, UW Space Place, examines the part UW astronomers played in a major re-evaluation of the size of the Milky Way between 1930 and 1936. The astronomers established which key features determined our modern concept of a galaxy.
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How UW's Astronomers Measured the Universe
Special | 34m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
Jim Lattis, Director, UW Space Place, examines the part UW astronomers played in a major re-evaluation of the size of the Milky Way between 1930 and 1936. The astronomers established which key features determined our modern concept of a galaxy.
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