Edwin Hubble

The discoveries of Edwin P. Hubble The science of astronomy has come a long way. For instance, Galileo discovered the first four moons of Jupiter. Nicolaus Copernicus proved that the Earth wasn’t the center of the solar system. But one man will change all that is known about space. Edwin P. Hubble had discovered a amazing discovery that rocked the whole astronomy community, there were other planets, stars, and galaxies outside of our own. Hubble’s discovery changed everything man has ever known about

Life and Discoveries of Edwin Hubble Edwin Hubble was a pioneer astronomer who highly attributed to the study of the physical universe. He completely changed our understanding of the universe by demonstrating that our universe is larger than what was previously thought and that the universe is expanding (Brown, n.d.). These discoveries were also some of the first to support the theory behind the creation of the universe, the Big Bang (Sandage, 1989). Edwin Powell Hubble was born November 20, 1889

Edwin Hubble was an astronomer who was known for expanding our thoughts on and our knowledge of the Universe by proving that distant nebulae were actually entire galaxies. He was the founder of modern extragalactic astronomy. He established a classification system for galaxies that is still used today. Hubble completed the construction of a 200-inch telescope on Mt. Palomar which opened up more of the sky for astronomers to study. Many of Hubble’s original papers were published in Astrophysical

mattered.” Edwin Hubble (1889-1953)(Edwin) Edwin Hubble was born in Missouri in 1889. Due to the occupation held by his parent, an insurance executive, at just 9 years old he moved to Chicago. Unlike Einstein, and other great scientists or astronomers, Hubble was an astounding student. At his high school graduation the principal said, “Edwin Hubble, I have watched you for four years and I have never seen you study for ten minutes, (paused), here is a scholarship for the University of Chicago.” (Edwin) He

Good morning/afternoon Ms Jungmann and class. Now we all know that before life has begun, there was nothing. But the big bang theory is a scientific way to explain what happened at the very beginning of our universe. George Lemaitre is the priest and physicist who was born in 1894 in Charleroi, Belgium that perhaps made the greatest discovery in modern cosmology, the discovery that our universe is expanding. In his early age, he was attracted to both theology and science but was soon interrupted

The Big Bang Theory There have been many theories concerning what the universe looks like, how it became this way, and where it is going. The most popular theory that people hold today is that the universe began when all the matter ever present in the universe was contained in a tiny speck and that spec exploded. This is known as the Big Bang. This theory has developed a great deal since it was first conceptualized and continues to evolve today. Many different scientists have had a hand in this

Edwin Powell Hubble Edwin P. Hubble was born on November 20 1889 in Marshfield, Missouri. His parents were Virginia Lee James and John Powell Hubble who was an insurance executive. He had two sisters and two brothers. In 1900 his family moved to Wheaton, Illinois. As a kid, Edwin was a gifted athlete playing basketball, football, baseball, and was on the track and field team in which he won several awards. In 1906, he set the state high school record for the event High Jump in Illinois. Two of

According to a newsletter sent out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the purpose of the Hubble Space Telescope was, and is, to gather light from cosmic objects so scientists can better understand the universe around us. Up until the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope, all telescopes were Earth based and had the disadvantage of having to peer at the stars through the Earth’s atmosphere. The Earth’s atmosphere provides a large amount of distortion when viewing very

Hubble Space Telescope     “We find them smaller and fainter, in constantly increasing numbers, and we know that we are reaching into space, farther and farther, until, with the faintest nebulae that can be detected with the greatest telescopes, we arrive at the frontier of the known universe.”- Edwin Hubble. Edwin Hubble was a man known for his immaculate discoveries leading to better understanding the universe. The telescope built in honor of him did not fail to carry on his legacy. This essay

planet. From the earliest telescopes, such as Galileo’s age to the Hubble telescope used today, they have allowed us to see how large the universe is and what makes up the universe. Before the Hubble telescope was launched into space in 1990. Astronomers had to look into the dark sky with a simple telescope or the naked eye. The first working telescope was