The first scientific attempt to map the Milky Way galaxy
A) showed that the Sun was located in the center of the system of planets making up our Galaxy.
B) showed that our Galaxy is a round ball on which we live.
C) showed that our Galaxy has 9 stars
D) used globular clusters to determine the location of the center of the galaxy.
E) was completed by William and Caroline Herschel.

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William and Caroline Herschel made the first attempt to map the Milky Way by counting stars in different directions, although their model was inaccurate.

The First Scientific Attempt to Map the Milky Way Galaxy