Hubble
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Hubble is an American astronomer best known for demonstrating the expansion of the universe and establishing the field of extragalactic astronomy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American astronomer
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
PhD in astronomy
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Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ bachelor's degree in mathematics and astronomy ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bruce Medal
NERFINISHED
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Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Legion of Merit ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1889-11-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Marshfield, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1953-09-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | San Marino, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demonstrated | that the universe is expanding ⓘ |
| discovered | existence of galaxies beyond the Milky Way ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
The Queen's College, Oxford
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University of Chicago ⓘ University of Chicago (PhD) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Carnegie Institution for Science
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Mount Wilson Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Hubble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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cosmology ⓘ extragalactic astronomy ⓘ |
| fullName | Edwin Powell Hubble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Edwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEponym |
Hubble Space Telescope
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Hubble length ⓘ Hubble sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ Hubble time NERFINISHED ⓘ Hubble volume ⓘ Hubble–Lemaître law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | modern observational cosmology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hubble sequence
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Hubble–Lemaître law NERFINISHED ⓘ classification of galaxies ⓘ demonstrating the expansion of the universe ⓘ establishing the field of extragalactic astronomy ⓘ work on Cepheid variable stars in galaxies ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Academy of Sciences (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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cosmologist ⓘ |
| spouse | Grace Burke Hubble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInstrument | Hooker Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Mount Wilson Observatory, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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