Science Atlas

How We Know What We Know
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Scientist

Edwin Hubble

Astronomy

Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 to September 28, 1953) was an American astronomer.

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1889 2
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1889-11-20 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1953-09-28 2
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1953 2
Death Place
San Marino, United States 1
Nationality
United States 1
Notable Work
Hubble sequence 1
Notable Work
Hubble-Lemaître law 1
Birthplace
Marshfield, United States 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Astrophysics 1
Field (category)
Astronomy 1
Connections

Member Of

Source Edwin Hubble (Wikipedia)

Proposed

Hubble's Law, Theories
Additional Source Hubble's Law (Wikipedia)Discovery section (edge: proposed-by, Hubble)

Works In

Astronomy, Disciplines
Source Edwin Hubble (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Edwin Hubble (Wikidata)
Sources
1. Edwin Hubble (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P20 (place of death): San Marino, United States
    Q850869
  • P19 (place of birth): Marshfield, United States
    Q963309
  • P800 (notable work): Hubble-Lemaître law
    Q179916
  • P800 (notable work): Hubble sequence
    Q208620
View the Source
2. Edwin Hubble (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889, September 28, 1953) was an American astronomer.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: November 20, 1889
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: November 20, 1889
  • Infobox (death-date)
    Died: September 28, 1953
  • Infobox (death-year)
    Died: September 28, 1953
  • Member Of: Mount Wilson Observatory, Infobox, workplaces
    Infobox workplaces: University of Chicago; Mount Wilson Observatory; Carnegie Institution for Science; University of Cambridge
  • Works In: Astronomy, Lead sentence
    Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889, September 28, 1953) was an American astronomer.
View the Source
Hubble's Law (Wikipedia)
WikipediaProposed: Hubble's Law, Discovery section (edge: proposed-by, Hubble)
Quote, Proposed: Hubble's Law, Discovery section (edge: proposed-by, Hubble)
The discovery of Hubble's law is attributed to work published by Edwin Hubble in 1929.
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.