Who collaborated with Hubble to measure galaxy redshifts at Mount Wilson?
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Milton Humason
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Who collaborated with Hubble to measure galaxy redshifts at Mount Wilson?
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Milton Humason
What was the approximate value of the Hubble constant originally calculated by Hubble?
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500 km/s per Mpc
What is the name of the galaxy classification system created by Edwin Hubble?
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Hubble sequence
On which mountain observatory did Edwin Hubble make most of his observations?
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Mount Wilson Observatory
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What was the approximate value of the Hubble constant originally calculated by Hubble?
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500 km/s per Mpc
What is the name of the galaxy classification system created by Edwin Hubble?
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Hubble sequence
What did Hubble's observations show the universe is doing?
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Expanding
On which mountain observatory did Edwin Hubble make most of his observations?
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Mount Wilson Observatory
Which galaxy did Hubble prove was separate from the Milky Way in 1923?
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Andromeda Galaxy
What type of variable star did Hubble use to measure distances to galaxies?
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Cepheid variable
In what U.S. state was Edwin Hubble born?
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Missouri
What telescope is named after Edwin Hubble?
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Hubble Space Telescope
What award did Carl Sagan receive from the National Academy of Sciences in 1994?
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Public Welfare Medal
What is the name of the 2014 sequel to Carl Sagan's television series 'Cosmos'?
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Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey