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The Identification of "Spiral Nebulae" as Large Groupings of Stars

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The identification of "spiral nebulae" as large groupings of stars outside of our own galaxy was proven by ____.


A) photographic plates made by Edwin Hubble showing stars and Cepheid variables
B) the results of the Shapley-Curtis debate
C) Immanual Kant's "island universe" theory
D) William Parsons' observation and description of their spiral structure
E) Harlow Shapley's observations of their radio spectrum

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