UNIVERSE LL W/SAPLINGPLUS MULTI SEMESTER
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Chapter 23, Problem 6Q
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The advantage of using a 100-in telescope on Mount Wilson, which was used by Hubble to observe Cepheids in Andromeda Galaxy (M 31).
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