A Conversation for The Great Telescope of Birr Castle, Ireland
Kant
Recumbentman Started conversation Oct 8, 2014
Excellent stuff, Gnomon! I remember reading or hearing once that the 18th-century philosopher Immanuel Kant was the first person to surmise that nebulas might be other galaxies like our own.
Yes, here's a link: http://www.fromquarkstoquasars.com/kant/
Amazingly ahead of the observations!
Kant
Gnomon - time to move on Posted Oct 8, 2014
Interesting! I didn't know who had originated the idea that the nebulas were in fact galaxies.
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