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| − | '''Edwin Hubble'' | + | '''Edwin Hubble''' (November 29, 1889 – September 28, 1953) was an [[American]] [[astronomy|astronomer]]. |
| + | Among his contributions to the field of astronomy was the discovery that the vast majority of [[galaxy|galaxies]] have [[redshift|red-shifted]] light, indicating that they are receding from the point of reference ([[Earth]]). These observations provided support for [[Albert Einstein|Einstein's]] [[General Theory of Relativity]], and support scientific models of a "[[Big Bang]]" origin of the universe. The [[Hubble Space Telescope]] is named after him. | ||
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Edwin Hubble (November 29, 1889 – September 28, 1953) was an American astronomer. Among his contributions to the field of astronomy was the discovery that the vast majority of galaxies have red-shifted light, indicating that they are receding from the point of reference (Earth). These observations provided support for Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, and support scientific models of a "Big Bang" origin of the universe. The Hubble Space Telescope is named after him.