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Astronomers find star-less galaxy
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04-03-2005, 07:13 AM
Argonavis
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Actually, the term "galaxy"did not become common until the 1950's, and only after the death of Edwin Hubble. He insisted on calling them extragalatic nebulae, and considering that he dominated this field of study, no-one contradicted him.
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