Edwin Hubble
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| Edwin Hubble | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Edwin Powell Hubble 20 November 1889 Marshfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died |
September 28, 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 |
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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 June 21, 2011.
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