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hubble
1[ huhb-uhl ]
noun
- a small hump, as on the surface of ice or a road.
- Scot. and North England.
- a heap; pile.
- a tumult; hubbub; uproar.
Hubble
2[ huhb-uhl ]
noun
- Edwin Powell, 1889–1953, U.S. astronomer: pioneer in extragalactic research.
Hubble
/ ˈʌə /
noun
- HubbleEdwin Powell18891953MUSSCIENCE: astronomer Edwin Powell. 1889–1953, US astronomer, noted for his investigations of nebulae and the recession of the galaxies
Hubble
- American astronomer who demonstrated that there are galaxies beyond our own and that they are receding from ours, providing strong evidence that the universe is expanding. Hubble also established the first measurements for the age and radius of the known universe, and his methods for determining them remain in use today.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hubble1
Perhaps < early Dutch hobbel knot, bump; akin to heuvel hill
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Every space telescope besides the Hubble and the James Webb would be shut down.
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Victims even include the low-orbiting Hubble Space Telescope.
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A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe.
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Hubble’s work opened the door to the study of the universe beyond our galaxy.
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In the century since Hubble’s pioneering work, astronomers like me have learned that the universe is vast and contains trillions of galaxies.
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