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Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953) [1] was an American astronomer. He played a crucial role in establishing the fields of extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology .
Edwin Powell Hubble: United States: 1889: 1953: 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 provided evidence for Hubble–Lemaître law, the fact that the universe is ever expanding. William Huggins: United Kingdom: 1824: 1910 ...
The Edwin Hubble House is a historic house in San Marino, California. Built in 1925, it was the home of astronomer Edwin Hubble (1889–1953) for most of his professional life. Hubble is renowned as one of the greatest astronomers of the 20th century, whose discoveries revolutionized the science.
Comet Hubble, formally designated C/1937 P1, is the first and only comet discovered by astronomer Edwin Hubble. The comet was already on its outbound flight when it was first spotted in August 1937 as a magnitude 13.5 object in the constellation Sagittarius. [1] [5] It is the fourth comet discovered in 1937. [6]
Milton Humason was born in Dodge Center, Minnesota.. Humason dropped out of school and had no formal education past the age of 14. Because he loved the mountains, and Mount Wilson in particular, he became a "mule skinner" taking materials and equipment up the mountain while Mount Wilson Observatory was being built.
The 200-inch (510 cm) telescope saw first light on January 26, 1949, at 10:06 pm PST [5] [6] under the direction of American astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble, targeting NGC 2261, an object also known as Hubble's Variable Nebula. [7] [8]
Edwin Powell Hubble – United States (1889–1953) Russell Alan Hulse – United States (born 1950) Nobel laureate; Friedrich Hund – Germany (1896–1997) Tahir Hussain – Pakistan (1923–2010) Andrew D. Huxley – U.K. (born 1966) Christiaan Huygens – Netherlands (1629–1695)
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