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When was the Milky Way galaxy discovered? |
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I think Gallileo came across the milky way in the 1600's.
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The cloudy band we now call the Milky Way has been known since ancient times (it's referenced in various cultural mythologies, for example). However, it was only in the past few centuries that it was properly identified as a galaxy, specifically our own.
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