Harlow Shapley concluded that the Sun was not located at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy by
A)looking at the shape of the "milky band" across the sky.
B)looking at other nearby spiral galaxies.
C)mapping the distribution of globular clusters in the galaxy.
D)mapping the distribution of gas clouds in the spiral arms.
E)mapping the distribution of stars in the galaxy.

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Harlow Shapley mapped the distribution of globular clusters in the Milky Way Galaxy and found that they were not evenly distributed, but instead were concentrated in a central region. This led him to conclude that the Sun was not located at the center of the galaxy.

Harlow Shapley Concluded That the Sun Was Not Located at the Center