The Nature of Science & Other Lectures

by Edwin Powell Hubble

Edwin Powell Hubble (November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953)[1] was an American astronomer who is known for Hubble's law. Edwin Hubble's arrival at Mount Wilson, California, in 1919 coincided roughly with the completion of the 100-inch (2.5 m) Hooker Telescope, then the world's largest telescope.

83 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1954

About the author

Edwin Hubble (1889–1953), American astronomer, who made important contributions to the study of galaxies, the expansion of the universe, and the size of the universe. Hubble was the first to discover that fuzzy patches of light in the sky called spiral nebula were actually galaxies like Earth’s galaxy, the Milky Way. Hubble also found the first evidence for the expansion of the universe, and his work led to a much better understanding of the universe’s size.