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Edwin Hubble

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Profession
Astronomer
Died
Sep 28, 1953
Zodiac
Scorpio
Born in
MO
About
American astronomer who played a crucial role in establishing the field of extragalactic astronomy and for whom the space telescope was named. He was one of the first scientists to postulate that many formerly known "nebulae" were actually galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
Family
His parents were named Virginia Lee James and John Powell Hubble. He was married to Grace Burke from 1924 until his death in 1953.

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