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Hubble, Edwin
- An American astronomer of the twentieth century. Hubble was the first to show that there are galaxies beyond the Milky Way . He also discovered the red shift , thereby laying the foundation for the Big Bang theory . ( See also Hubble Space Telescope .)
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