Edwin Hubble changed our ideas about the universe
<p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Rael">Rael</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="Riggs">Riggs</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="astronomer">astronomer</span> <span word="Edwin">Edwin</span> <span word="Hubble">Hubble</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="developed">developed</span>. <span word="Edwin">Edwin</span> <span word="Hubble">Hubble</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="discoveries">discoveries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="twenties">twenties</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="astronomers">astronomers</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="began">began</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hubble">Hubble</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Telescope">Telescope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="Edwin">Edwin</span> <span word="Powell">Powell</span> <span word="Hubble">Hubble</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Marshfield">Marshfield</span>, <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>, <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="mathematics">mathematics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="astronomy">astronomy</span>.</p><p><span word="Hubble">Hubble</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="student">student</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span>-<span word="oh">oh</span>-<span word="nine">nine</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="boxer">boxer</span>. <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="heavyweight">heavyweight</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="college">college</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span>, <span word="England">England</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span>, <span word="Hubble">Hubble</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Common">Common</span> <span word="Law">Law</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span>, <span word="Hubble">Hubble</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Louisville">Louisville</span>, <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>. <span word="There">There</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="astronomy">astronomy</span>.</p><p><span word="Hubble">Hubble</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="instruments">instruments</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Yerkes">Yerkes</span> <span word="Observatory">Observatory</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="astronomers">astronomers</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>: <span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nebulae">nebulae</span>?</p>
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