Comments on: Why is Edwin Hubble so important to the astronomy field? http://www.astronomag.com/hubble/why-is-edwin-hubble-so-important-to-the-astronomy-field Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:27:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David D http://www.astronomag.com/hubble/why-is-edwin-hubble-so-important-to-the-astronomy-field/comment-page-1#comment-4406 David D Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:58:59 +0000 http://www.astronomag.com/hubble/why-is-edwin-hubble-so-important-to-the-astronomy-field#comment-4406 Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953) was an American astronomer. He profoundly changed astronomers' understanding of the nature of the universe by demonstrating the existence of other galaxies besides the Milky Way. He also discovered that the degree of redshift observed in light coming from a galaxy increased in proportion to the distance of that galaxy from the Milky Way. This became known as Hubble's law, and would help establish that the universe is expanding.<br><b>References : </b><br> Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953) was an American astronomer. He profoundly changed astronomers’ understanding of the nature of the universe by demonstrating the existence of other galaxies besides the Milky Way. He also discovered that the degree of redshift observed in light coming from a galaxy increased in proportion to the distance of that galaxy from the Milky Way. This became known as Hubble’s law, and would help establish that the universe is expanding.
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]]> By: AstroGeek http://www.astronomag.com/hubble/why-is-edwin-hubble-so-important-to-the-astronomy-field/comment-page-1#comment-4405 AstroGeek Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:48:59 +0000 http://www.astronomag.com/hubble/why-is-edwin-hubble-so-important-to-the-astronomy-field#comment-4405 He was first to show that the universe is expanding, and is considered by many to be the father of observational cosmology. See links below for further info.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.edwinhubble.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Hubble http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/profile/hubble.html He was first to show that the universe is expanding, and is considered by many to be the father of observational cosmology.

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http://www.edwinhubble.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Hubble
http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/profile/hubble.html

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