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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...wheel is spiral rather than planar in shape. Its more well-known name is that of the Milky Way. The measurements of its various dimensions are highly accurate. Those of the sphere are far less certain since it is difficult to calculate the precise outer limit of the sphere. This is due to the thinning out of the stars along its outer fringes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wheel and Sphere Idea of Universe Forwarded by Harvard Investigators | 1/25/1944 | See Source »

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