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Edwin Hubble was born
Edwin Hubble was an American astronomer who was born November 20, 1889 in Missouri. -
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Sunita Lewis
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Earns Phd in Astronomy
He returned to astronomy at the Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago, where he earned a PhD in 1917 with a dissertation entitled "Photographic Investigations of Faint Nebulae". -
Marries Grace Burke
Edwin Hubble and Grace Burke got married in Pasadena, California. -
Milky Way
Edwin Hubble made a huge impact on astronomy, and science in general, by demonstrating that other galaxies besides our own Milky Way existed. Hubble’s discoveries which were announced in 1925 changed our view of the universe. -
Universe Expanding
Einstein admitted his mistake in 1929 when Edwin Hubble showed that distant galaxies were, indeed, receding from the earth, and the further away they were,the faster they were moving. He discovered the universe was expanding. -
Discovers Asteroid #1373 called Cincinnati
Hubble discovered the asteroid 1373, Cincinnati on August 30, 1935. He also wrote the Observational approach to Cosmology. -
WWII
From 1942 to 1946 he served in the Army during WWII. -
Hale Telescope completed
The 48inch Schmidt telescope is completed and for many years it would be the largest Schmidt telescope in the world. Hubble's was the first to use it. -
Edwin Hubble died
Edwin Hubble died September 28, 1953 in California. He will forever be remembered.
