Great Debate (astronomy) - Wikipedia
WEBThe Great Debate, also called the Shapley–Curtis Debate, was held on 26 April 1920 at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, between the astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis. It concerned the nature of so-called …
Great Debates (international relations) - Wikipedia
WEBThe "Second Great Debate" was a dispute between "scientific IR" scholars who sought to refine scientific methods of inquiry in international relations theory and those who insisted on a more historicist/interpretative approach to international relations theory.
The Shapley - Curtis Debate in 1920 - Astronomy Picture of the Day
WEBWhat the Great Debate was, how it was resolved, and why it was important. A subjective abstract in three short paragraphs. Published version of the 'Great Debate.' This is a reprint of the texts of Great Debate published in 1921 in the Bulletin of the National Research Council by Shapley and Curtis.
The Great Debate - Constitution Facts
WEBThe transition from the Articles of Confederation to the United States Constitution wasn't a seamless one, and fixing the problems of the Articles of Confederation required a series of lengthy debates both during and after the convention. But one thing was certain, something had to be changed.
The 'Great Debate': What Really Happened - Astronomy Picture of the Day
WEBThe meeting of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington on 26 April 1920, at which Harlow Shapley of Mount Wilson and Heber D. Curtis of Lick Observatory both gave talks under the title "The Scale of the Universe", has passed into the literature as …
The Great Debate | Oxford University Museum of Natural History
WEBThis 'Great Debate' was a dramatic event occurring right at the beginning of the Museum's history, and one that marked a key moment in the development of modern evolutionary science.
The key lesson to learn from science’s greatest debate
WEBJan 4, 2023 · On April 26, 1920 — more than a full century ago — the most famous debate in the history of astronomy was held: simply known as The Great Debate. Two well-respected astronomers, Harlow...
The Great Debate - Historical Association
WEBThe Great Debate is the HA's annual public-speaking competition for school years 10 - 13.
Centennial of the Great Debate: From "Scale of the Universe" to …
WEBApr 27, 2020 · In what is now called the Great Debate, Heber Curtis and Harlow Shapley gave evidence for different views about whether our Sun is in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, and, more famously, whether other galaxies exist outside of our own.
The ‘Great Debate’: What Really Happened - M. A. Hoskin, 1976
WEBShane of the University of California (Berkeley) wrote to Curtis on 3 December 1923 about “the famous debate”, and Curtis in reply on the 10th again referred to “our memorable set-to” (Michigan University Archives).