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Edwin Hubble | |
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| Born | Edwin Powell Hubble 20 November 1889 Marshfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | 28 September 1953 (aged 63) San Marino, Californie, U.S. |
| Residence | Unitit States |
| Naitionality | American |
| Alma mater | Varsity o Chicago Varsity o Oxford |
| Kent for | Hubble sequence |
| Awairds | Newcomb Cleveland Prize 1924 Bruce Medal 1938 Franklin Medal 1939 Gowd Medal o the Ryal Astronomical Society 1940 Legion o Merit 1946 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Varsity o Chicago Moont Wilson Observatory |
| Influenced | Allan Sandage |
| Signatur |  |
Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953)[1] was an American astronomer who played a crucial role in establishing the field o extragalactic astronomy an is generally regairdit as ane o the maist important observational cosmologists o the 20t century.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Biography of Edwin Hubble (1889–1953)". NASA. Retrieved 21 Juin 2011.
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