The first suggestion that there were collections of stars beyond the Milky Way in the universe was made by
A) Edwin Hubble in 1923.
B) Immanuel Kant in 1755.
C) William Parsons, Earl of Rosse, in 1845.
D) Sir Isaac Newton in 1690.

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Immanuel Kant in 1755 speculated about the existence of galaxies beyond our own, referring to them as "island universes," though the technology to prove such claims did not exist at the time.

The First Suggestion That There Were Collections of Stars Beyond