When you think about a great mathematician who comes to your mind? Do you think of Isaac Newton, Archimedes, or Da Vinci? These are men who greatly influenced the world with their mathematical achievements and study’s. A name that might not come to your head however is Edwin Hubble. Hubble is best known for his discoveries in Astronomy, but without math he wouldn’t be able to make his observations like he did. This makes him one of the best mathematicians the world knows. He started with a humble
Edwin Hubble was born on November 20, 1889. He graduated from the University of Chicago and served in WWI before he settled down to lead research in the field of astrophysics at Mount Wilson Observatory in California. Edwin Hubble revolutionized the field of astrophysics through the discovery that there are other galaxies outside of the Milky Way as well as the creation of a classification system which is used to identify the various types of galaxies. In 1989, when he was 10 years old, Hubble and
their yearbook to Edwin Hubble that year. Finally after teaching at the high school Edwin went to Yerkes Observatory to be an astronomer. He was the very first person to try a two hundred inch telescope. Edwin Hubble served for two years in the military. Edwin also served in WWI, and met the rank of a major. In 1919, for the rest of his life Edwin would go to and worked at Mount Wilson Observatory in California in. Edwin Hubble had many great accomplishments as an astronomer in his lifetime. Some of
Edwin Hubble “I knew that even if I were second or third rate, it was astronomy that mattered.” This quote is from Edwin Hubble, the man who discovered the cosmos. Hubble was a young ambitious yet presumptuous scientist who changed mankind’s perception of the universe forever. Hubble is best known for his discovery that the universe was indeed expanding and not static; as previously thought. He was born in Missouri 1889 and moved to Chicago when he was nine and then later graduated from the University
Edwin P. Hubble was a ground-breaking American astronomer who revolutionized our knowledge of the universe and established the foundations for all of modern cosmology. At the beginning of the 20th century, most astronomers thought that our Universe was confined to the Milky Way Galaxy alone. However, Edwin Hubble's inspiration and perseverance in astronomical research proved otherwise. He discovered the existence of other galaxies and created a systematical classification for all galaxies. Additionally
universe had not been known. There were many different theories about the size, but no one had known for sure. However, in late 1919, George Ellery Hale, founder and Director of Mount Wilson Observatory in Nevada, had the idea of a debate between Harlow Shapley of the Mount Wilson Observatory and Heber D. Curtis of the Lick Observatory over the size of the universe. This debate is now known as The Great Debate. In this debate, titled “The Scale of the Universe,” both men used faulty and fragmented evidence
Albert Abraham Michelson (surname pronunciation anglicized as Michael-son) was born December 19, 1852 in Strzelno, Poland into a Jewish family. He moved to the US with his parents in 1855, at the age of 2. He grew up in the mining town s of Murphy’s Camp, California and Virginia City, Nevada, where his father was a merchant. His family was Jewish by birth but non-religious, and Michelson himself was a lifelong agnostic. He spent his high school years in San Francisco in the home of his aunt, Henriette
Astronomers are looking at their computers where the Hubble Space Telescope is sending what it is seeing. They say that a star may be born! Without the Hubble telescope it would be harder to learn and discover new things. The Hubble Space Telescope is a large telescope in space. To launch the Hubble Telescope, It’s really expensive but it helps us out a lot.. To launch the Hubble Telescope it took about 1.5 million dollars. This paper will show why the telescope is the best invention. It is the best
discoveries. Improvements in technology are responsible for superlative discoveries, chiefly about the Big Bang, the origin of our universe. The works of various cosmologists, such as Galileo Galilei, Edwin Hubble, Robert Dicke, Arno Penzias, Robert Wilson, and Vera Rubin have changed the way humanity views the universe, through their use of technology, and through their brilliance. Galileo was an Italian astronomer, who lived from 1564 to 1642. In 1609, Galileo learned of the telescope, which
contributions into the vast field of astronomy. Edwin Hubble’s exemplary work has revolutionized the way that scientists and astronomers presently look at the universe. After serving in World War I, Hubble accepted a position at California’s Mount Wilson Observatory to help build the Hooker telescope, at the time, world’s largest telescope measuring 2.5 meters or 100 inches. Following the completion of the Hooker telescope, Hubble ... ... middle of paper ... ...gon.edu/~soper/MilkyWay/cepheid.html
One of the most notable contributors to the field of astronomy, never actually worked a telescope. The unjust discrimination against women barred one of the most brilliant astronomers of the 20th century from ever actually viewing the stars she was studying. This did not pose a problem however, as Henrietta Swan Leavitt challenged these notions of female inferiority and ineptitude by entering the predominately male field of astrology and excelling. Henrietta Leavitt's prodigious discovery of the
Even as a kid I was obsesed with becoming a scientist. I was always hoping that someday I would be on the front lines of science, making important disoveries. Not knowing what I wanted to do or where to go always frightened me, but this research should clear my mind for colleges. I wanted to study Caltech not only because I have finatial aid there, but mostly because of the high standards in their physics program. Caltech is where creative and intellegent studnets go to expand their minds, and become
Astrophysics Astrophysics in the 20th Century Hubble's Discoveries: Edwin Hubble (1889-1953) is a central figure in the development of observational cosmology. From 1922 to 1936 Hubble solved four of the central problems in cosmology. From 1922 to 1925 Hubble devised a classification system for galaxies by grouping them according to their content, distance, shape, size, and brightness. The galaxy classification system had become the Hubble morphological (The study of form, structure
serves no benefit. Wasted light sent to the sky needlessly and seriously affects scientific research today for professional and amateur astronomers along with some NASA research. Astronauts have complained about this problem for years. Astronomical observatories are closing down because they can no longer see enough celestial objects to justify continuing their funding or research. For example, the Hubble telescope’s research is interrupted by light pollution, it was affected so much that astronomers did