{
  "id": 9613680,
  "title": "‘Great Debate’ Bibliographies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/great-debate-bibliographies",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-24T19:28:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://science.nasa.gov/apod/great-debate-bibliographies/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This bibliography provides a list of five excellent reference works on the Great Debate of 1920. Two of the texts, Curtis' \"The Scale of the Universe\" from 1921, are included in their entirety in the 75th Anniversary Astronomical Debate Home Page. Other notable sources include Berendzen, Hart, and Seeley's \"Man Discovers the Galaxies\" published in 1976, Hoskin's \"The 'Great Debate': What Really Happened?\" from 1976, Smith's \"The Expanding Universe, Astronomy's 'Great Debate' 1900-1931\" published in 1982, and Struve and Zebergs' \"Astronomy of the 20th Century\" from 1962.",
  "summary": "‘Great Debate’ Short Bibliography This is a subjective list of 5 excellent refernce works about the Great Debate in 1920. The second and third texts cited below have texts electronicly reprinted accessable from the 75th Anniversary Astronomical Debate Home Page. Berendzen, R., Hart, R., and Seeley, D. 1976, Man Discovers the Galaxies, (Science History Publications, […] The post ‘Great Debate’…",
  "key_points": [
    "Bibliography lists five reference works on the Great Debate of 1920",
    "Includes Curtis' \"The Scale of the Universe\" from 1921",
    "Features Berendzen, Hoskin, Smith, and Struve & Zebergs' works"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}