His observations, made in 1922 – 1923, proved conclusively that these nebulae were much too distant to be part of the Milky Way and were, in fact, entire galaxies outside our own.

Advances in technology have never conclusively proved that the ball crossed the line ; on the contrary, in 1995 the Sunday Times reported that image analysis by researchers at Oxford University had concluded that the whole of the ball did not cross the goal-line, and so a goal should not have been awarded ( Computer blows whistle on England's 1966 World Cup win by Adam Jones and John Davison, 23 July 1995 ).

This proved conclusively the Vikings ' pre-Columbian discovery of North America.

Throughout much of the show's run, Captain Jonathan Archer frequently had run-ins with the High Command-even after Archer proved conclusively, several times, that he was able to travel through time, the High Command stubbornly refused to acknowledge the possibility that time travel could ever be possible ( although T ' Pol tried to keep an open mind ).

It was not until 1903 – 1905 that the Barringer Crater was correctly identified as being an impact crater, and it was not until as recently as 1963 that research by Eugene Merle Shoemaker conclusively proved this hypothesis.

Margaret, who was standing godmother to the child, matter-of-factly disproved the rumour: as the Christening party left the church of St Donat, she conclusively proved that the child was an undoubted male, by undressing him and presenting him to the assembled crowd.

DNA testing on the remains of the royal family proved conclusively in 2009 that Alexei suffered from Hemophilia B, a rarer form of the disease.

This is proved conclusively by the correspondence between Pope Gregory I and John of Ravenna concerning the use of the pallium.

From experiments made here for the first time it is conclusively proved that telegrams can be sent with ease and certainty between the balloon and the quarters of the commanding officer.

It was not until September 1950 that fingerprint evidence conclusively proved the assassin's true identity.

Despite initially defending the authenticity of the documents, Rather and CBS eventually admitted that they were misled about how they were obtained ; Rather, however, has continued to insist that the documents weren't conclusively proved to be forged.

There are many accusations that he was actively and ambitiously involved in outlaw gangs which he betrayed, but no one ever conclusively proved he was involved in unlawful actions.

After spending ten years in prison, four on Death Row, Krone was freed after DNA conclusively proved that he was innocent.

In the end, the Summit Series conclusively proved that the gap between the best Canadian NHL players and the top national teams of Europe ( USSR, Czechoslovakia, Sweden ) was much narrower than most observers on both sides of the Atlantic had anticipated.

* Himroo: The fabric is said to have originated in Persia, though not conclusively proved, Himroo is associated with the times of Mohammad Tughlaq who ruled in the 14th century.

" presenting a long list of details that its writers said proved conclusively that Simpson was the killer ; he did not sue.

Performance testing by Florida Solar Energy Center conclusively proved that the increase in temperature at the hottest part of the day was no more than about 5 degrees F. In fact, this study showed that radiant barrier had the potential to decrease the roof temperature once the sun went down because it was preventing the heat loss through the roof.

However Edinburgh Professor P. B. R. Forbes wrote that 14th century BC documents from Ras Shamra ( Ugarit ), published since 1929, have " proved conclusively that Sanchuniathon is doubtless a verity in view of the many correspondences between him and these fresh texts ".

The experience of the first two years of the actual war, at the time of writing, already conclusively proved the Kaiserliche Marine manifestly incapable of anything remotely of the kind.

Didrik Pining has been found by modern German genealogists to have been a native of Hildesheim in Germany, and this has according to a report been " suddenly and conclusively proved.

Using this technique, Jeffreys compared semen samples from both murders against a blood sample from Buckland which conclusively proved that both girls were killed by the same man, but not Buckland.

The documents which conclusively proved the secret service connections of his father were published in 1996 in the USA.

Max Hall, author of Benjamin Franklin and Polly Baker: The History of a Literary Deception ( 1960 ) proved conclusively that Franklin wrote the piece, a conclusion accepted by scholars.

" Raymond Wean and Joseph Pistone testified against Massino, but both proved unable to conclusively link Massino with any of the murder charges.

The state's rights position was formulated by Jefferson and Madison in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolves, but in their later careers as heads of state the two proved themselves better Hamiltonians than Jeffersonians.

To my knowledge, Lincoln remains the only Head of State and Commander-in-Chief who, while fighting a fearful war whose issue was in doubt, proved man enough to say this publicly -- to give his foe the benefit of the fact that in all human truth there is some error, and in all our error, some truth.

and the question before these meetings was, here is a man of international reputation and proved earning power ; ;

Sherman proved that a railway base could be movable and the most brilliant feature of the Atlanta campaign was the rapid repair of the tracks.

The United States was engaged in a military attack on a peaceful, orderly people governed by a regime that had proved itself the most pro-Western and anti-Communist within any of the new nations -- the only place in Africa, moreover, where a productive relationship between whites and blacks had apparently been achieved.

The doctor was wearing a long New England greatcoat, hardly necessary in the June weather but a garment which proved well adapted to the sequestration of hens.

The conclusion upon this record is inescapable that such likelihood was proved as to this acquisition.

The north portion of the Essex bridge was well worth the cost of construction, although it proved to be twice what was estimated in the beginning.

The resulting magnetic effect proved stronger than when the discharge was made lengthwise.

Walton dropped everything to serve as a district co-ordinator in the hard-fought Wisconsin primary and proved so useful that he was promoted to be liaison officer to critically important New York City.

It might be, indeed it had already proved to be a marriage without love, but it was marriage.

Then Heywood Sullivan, Kansas City catcher, singled up the middle and Throneberry was across with what proved to be the winning run.

It was the first time we've been ahead this season ( when John Richey kicked what proved to be the winning field goal ) ''.

He was also pleased with the wide distribution because he thought it proved again his argument that Dallas investment men can do just as good a job as the big New York investment bankers claim only they can do.

Player immediately proved he was not in the least awed by the dramatic proximity of Palmer.

Hopes that the 2005 Ashes series would be closely fought proved well-founded, as the series was more competitive than anyone had predicted and was still undecided as the closing session of the final Test began.

This rule proved inconvenient when a monastery was situated in a desert or at a distance from a city, and necessity compelled the ordination of some monks.

The 1976 definition of the astronomical unit was incomplete, in particular because it does not specify the frame of reference in which time is to be measured, but proved practical for the calculation of ephemerides: a fuller definition that is consistent with general relativity was proposed, and " vigorous debate " ensued until in August 2012 the International Astronomical Union adopted the current definition of 1 astronomical unit = 149597870700 meters.

Dirac tried to argue that this was due to the electromagnetic interactions with the sea, until Hermann Weyl proved that hole theory was completely symmetric between negative and positive charges.

On his arrival at Ephesus a three months ' truce was concluded with Tissaphernes, the satrap of Lydia and Caria, but negotiations conducted during that time proved fruitless, and on its termination Agesilaus raided Phrygia, where he easily won immense booty from the satrap Pharnabazus ; Tissaphernes could offer no assistance, as he had concentrated his troops in Caria.