Edwin Hubble is often credited with discovering our expanding universe, but he wasn't the only one. A name change to a famous law could reflect that.

The rate at which the universe is currently expanding is described by the Hubble Law, named after Edwin Hubble who in 1929 published an article reporting that astronomical data signify the expansion ...

Hubble's law explains that as the universe expands, ... It was Edwin Hubble who broke the deadlock, when he succeeded in measuring the distance to the Andromeda galaxy in 1924.

The rate at which the universe is currently expanding is described by the Hubble Law, named after Edwin Hubble, whose 1929 article reported that astronomical data signify the expansion of the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Circa 1945: Astronomer Dr. Edwin Powell Hubble sitting in a chair at a desk reading a journal ...

Born in Marshfield, Missouri, Edwin Hubble grew up in a large family with seven siblings. Despite his love for science, he ...

Edwin Hubble 1889 - 1953. ... He was bored with law and decided to go back to his studies in astronomy. In 1919 he began to work at Mt. Wilson Observatory in California, ...

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...

Edwin Hubble’s journey: From law to astronomy . Born on November 20, 1889, in Marshfield, Missouri, Hubble grew up excelling in both academics and athletics.

Edwin Hubble was young and ambitious. At the of age 30, he arrived at Mount Wilson Observatory in Southern California just in time to use the new Hooker 100-inch telescope , at the time the ...

Astronomer Dr. Edwin Powell Hubble (1889 - 1953) sitting in a chair at a desk reading a journal. Image: New York Times Co./Getty Images This article was originally featured on The Conversation .

Edwin Hubble 1889 - 1953. Edwin Powell Hubble is renowned for determining that there are other galaxies in the Universe beyond the Milky Way, and for observing that the universe is expanding at a ...