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Edwin Powell Hubble
1889 – 1953
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryEdwin Powell Hubble 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 used the strong direct relationship between a classical Cepheid variable's luminosity and pulsation period for scaling galactic and extragalactic distances.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 20, 1889
Marshfield
Date of death
September 28, 1953
San Marino
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
astronomerastrophysicistcosmologist
Awards & honours
Legionnaire of Legion of MeritGold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyBruce MedalFranklin MedalRhodes ScholarshipIndiana Basketball Hall of Fame
Notable works
Hubble–Lemaître lawHubble sequence
- Field and occupation
- americký astronóm
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