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Edwin Hubble
American astronomer (–)
This article is about the astronomer. For the politician, see Edwin N. Hubbell. For the jazz trombonist, see Eddie Hubble.
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| Born | Edwin Powell Hubble ()November 20, Marshfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | September 28, () (aged&#;63) San Marino, California, U.S. |
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| Spouse | Grace Burke &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
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| Fields | Astronomy |
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| Branch | United States Army |
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| Rank | Major |
| Unit | 86th Division, 2nd Battalion, rd Infantry Regiment |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, – September 28, )[1] was an American astronomer. He played a crucial role in establishing the fields of extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology.[2][3]
Hubble proved that many objects previously thought to be clouds of dust an
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Edwin Powell Hubble
Biography
Edwin Hubble was a man who changed our view of the Universe. In he showed that galaxies are moving away from us with a speed proportional to their distance. The explanation is simple, but revolutionary: the Universe is expanding.Hubble was born in Missouri in His family moved to Chicago in , where at High School he was a promising, though not exceptional, pupil. He was more remarkable for his athletic ability, breaking the Illinois State high jump record. At university too he was an accomplished sportsman playing for the University of Chicago basketball team. He won a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford where he studied law. It was only some time after he returned to the US that he decided his future lay in astronomy.
In the early s Hubble played a key role in establishing just what galaxies are. It was known that some spiral nebulae (fuzzy clouds of light on the night sky) contained individual stars, but there was no consensus as to whether these w
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Edwin Powell Hubble - The man who discovered the cosmos
| Edwin Powell Hubble |
"I knew that even if inom were second or third rate, it was astronomy that mattered."
This sentence, written by namn Hubble recalling his ungdom, tells us a lot about the man. A man who eventually broke the promise made to his father and followed the path dictated bygd his passion.
As a result of Hubble's work, our perception of mankind's place in the Universe has changed forever: humans have once igen been set aside from the centre of the Universe. When scientists decided to name the Space Telescope after the founder of modern cosmology the choice could not have been more appropriate.
A promising student
Edwin Hubble was born in Missouri in , the son of an insurance executive, and moved to Chicago nine years later. At his high school graduation in , the principal said: "Edwin Hubble, inom have watched you for four years and inom have never seen you study for ten minutes." He paused, leaving youn