Edwin Hubble

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1 July 2002: The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) satellite reveals a massive solar eruption more than 30 times the Earth's diameter. The eruption formed when a loop of a magnetic field over the surface of the Sun trapped hot gas.

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Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.

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Edwin Hubble: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	Edwin Powell Hubble
Born	November 20, 1889 • Missouri
Died	September 28, 1953 (aged 63) • San Marino • California
Notable Works	“The Hubble Atlas of Galaxies”
Subjects Of Study	Andromeda Galaxy • Cepheid variable • Hubble constant • Hubble’s law • expanding universe • external galaxy • nebula

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