Edwin Hubble
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Edwin Hubble was born on November 29, 1889. Early in life, he discovered his passion for astronomy. Although he didn't enter the field of astronomy until later in life, he made advancements and discoveries that significantly contributed to astronomy as we know it.
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Edwin Hubble was a very influential scientist who impacted the field of astronomy. He discovered that there were galaxies other than our own Milky Way galaxy, and also formed a way to classify the galaxies. He observed red shifts and concluded that galaxies were moving away from one another, and thus, the universe is expanding. By proving this, he caused Albert Einstein to recognize that his original model of space based on his theory of relativity was indeed correct. Also, this led other scientists to develop the Big Bang theory because if the universe was expanding, it must have begun from a central point.
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Hubble space telescope
Albert Einstein
The Big Bang Theory
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