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Strong evidence for the existence of a dense cloud of island universes, where conditions are three times as congested as those of average space, has been found by Harlow Shapley, director of the College Observatory. The cloud lies well beyond the range of all but very powerful telescopes and is located in the region of the sky that includes the southern constellations, Horologium, Roticulum, and Dorado...
...Shapley's announcement followed upon the completion of the largest existing catalogue of external galaxies, issued today, and tabulated during the past five years by Miss Sylvia Mussells of the astronomical staff...
...metagalactic cloud" of galaxies found by Dr. Shapley is about twice as dense in population as space in general. Within the cloud are found several concentrations, in which the population is about three times that of average space...
Julian L. Coolidge '95, professor of Mathematics and Master of Lowell House, has been elected a member of the Council of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He replaces Harlow Shapley, Director of the Observatory, who was forced to resign because of his duties on the Tercentenary staff...
...Only the first six magnitudes are visible to the naked eye. Limit of Mt. Wilson's giant telescope is the 20th magnitude. †Brother John is now Professor John Shapley, Chairman of University of Chicago's Department...