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| − | Edwin Hubble was an astronomer who discovered | + | Edwin Hubble was an astronomer who discovered in 1929 that there was a substantial excess of galaxies with [[redshift|red-shifted]] spectra than those with blue-shifted spectra, indicating that most galaxies are moving away from the Earth. These observations support scientific models of a "[[Big Bang]]" origin of the universe. The [[Hubble Space Telescope]] is named after him. |
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Revision as of 07:31, March 11, 2007
Edwin Hubble was an astronomer who discovered in 1929 that there was a substantial excess of galaxies with red-shifted spectra than those with blue-shifted spectra, indicating that most galaxies are moving away from the Earth. These observations support scientific models of a "Big Bang" origin of the universe. The Hubble Space Telescope is named after him.