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Edwin Hubble

Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953) was an American astronomer. He played a crucial role in establishing the fields of extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology. Hubble proved that many objects previously thought to be clouds of dust and gas and classified as "nebulae" were actually galaxies beyond the Milky Way. He…

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Known for
Hubble sequence · Hubble's law · Hubble luminosity law · Hubble–Reynolds law
Alma mater
University of Chicago (BS, PhD) · University of Oxford (MA)
Awards
Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1924) · Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science (1935) · Bruce Medal (1938) · Franklin Medal (1939) · Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1940)
Born
(1889-11-20)November 20, 1889 Marshfield, Missouri, U.S.
Branch
United States Army
Conflicts
World War I

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Edwin Hubble → Hubble luminosity law, Hubble sequence, Hubble's law, Hubble–Reynolds law
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Edwin Hubble → Carnegie Institution for Science, Mount Wilson Observatory, University of Cambridge, University of Chicago
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Edwin Hubble → University of Chicago (BS, PhD), University of Oxford (MA)
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Edwin Hubble → (1889-11-20)November 20, 1889 Marshfield, Missouri, U.S.
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