EncyclopediaHubble's lawHubble's law, in astronomy, statement that the distances between galaxies (see galaxy) or clusters of galaxies are continuously increasing and that therefore the universe is expanding. Sections in this article: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Hubble's law from Fact Monster:
- Hubble's law: Bibliography - Bibliography See E. Harrison, Cosmology (1981).
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- Edwin Powell Hubble - Hubble, Edwin Powell Hubble, Edwin Powell, 1889–1953, American astronomer, b. Marshfield, Mo. ...
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