Fight 2: Shapley Vs. Curtis




Science Sparring Society: Fights from the History of Science show

Summary:   Howard Shapley thought that the universe was made of a single “continental” galaxy that was not centered on our solar system. Herber Curtis was of the opinion that our sun was at the center of the Milky Way, but he did not think our galaxy singular. On April 26, 1920 their opinions came head …