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Hub·ble  (hbl), Edwin Powell 1889-1953.
American astronomer who discovered (1929) that the velocities of galaxies increase with distance.
Hubble [ˈhʌbəl]
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(Biographies / Hubble, Edwin Powell (1889-1953) M, US, SCIENCE: astronomer) Edwin Powell. 1889-1953, US astronomer, noted for his investigations of nebulae and the recession of the galaxies
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Noun1.Hubble - United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)
Edwin Hubble, Edwin Powell Hubble
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