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Edwin Hubble's Birth
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Edwin Hubble
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Studies astronomy at the Yerkes Obsevatory
He studies from 1914-1917 at University of Chicago -
Joins the staff of the Mount Wilson Observatory
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Demonstrates that galaxies beyond the Milky Way
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Using the work of Vesto Slipher, Hubble and Milton Humason identify Hubble's Law, proving that the Universe is expanding
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Helps design the Hale Telescope on Mount Palomar in Calfifornia
1941-1948 -
Edwin Hubble's Death