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IT appears to me that the phenomenon of the apparent expansion of the nebula surrounding Nova Persei would be simply explained by referring it to the illumination of meteoric matter by the light sent out on the occasion of the outburst of the Nova. On this hypothesis it becomes possible to calculate the distance from the earth by means of the observed angular growth of the illuminated ring which must spread out with the velocity of light. This gives 313 light-years as the distance.
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WILSON, W. The Distance of Nova Persei. Nature 65, 198 (1902). https://doi.org/10.1038/065198c0
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