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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 Nelson Hubbell (August 13, 1815 – February 5, 1897) was an American politician in New York and Michigan who served one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1865 to 1867. Biography
Spiral galaxy UGC 12591 is classified as an S0/Sa galaxy. [1]The Hubble sequence is a morphological classification scheme for galaxies invented by Edwin Hubble in 1926. [2] [3] It is often known colloquially as the “Hubble tuning-fork” because of the shape in which it is traditionally represented.
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]
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Hubbell is the 5667th most common family name in the United States according to the U.S. Census. Genealogical sources indicate a Hubbell residing in Worcestershire, England circa 1530. Carl Hubbell (1903–1988), American baseball player; Don Lorenzo Hubbell (or John) (1853–1930), American trader, politician
The center is sustained through charitable contributions, and the facility in which the center is located is provided through the generosity of the James W. Hubbell, Jr. family of Des Moines, Iowa. The center also serves as the focal point for THFHS, which is associated with the center and provides financial support, structure and membership.
Edwin Hubble publishes his discovery that the speed at which galaxies recede positively correlates with their distance, which becomes known as Hubble's law, the basis for understanding that the universe is expanding. George Gamow proposes hydrogen fusion as the energy source for stars.