How could we know what our Galaxy looks like if we can't go on top of it and look at it. As far as I know, nothing we built has gone far
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Engraving depicting William Herschel's system of the stars. William Herschel (1738-1822) a British astronomer and composer of German and Czech-Jewish origin. Dated 18th century Stock Photo - Alamy
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Uživatel The Huntington na Twitteru: „Happy birthday to astronomer William # Herschel, born #OTD in 1738. Though he is known for the discovery of Uranus, he was devoted to studying the stars. In
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