Classification of Spiral Nebulae
Hubble publishes a focused account of the classification of spiral nebulae in The Observatory, explaining the morphological framework he used to organise the growing population of known galaxies.
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Edwin Powell Hubble Biography and Timeline
Follow Edwin Powell Hubble through 10 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Edwin Powell Hubble, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1927–1954Years on this page
1927
1928
Novae in Nebulae
Hubble publishes a report on novae observed in nebulae in The Observatory, using these transient stars as evidence relevant to the stellar contents of external systems.
1934
Red-Shifts in the Spectra of Nebulae
Hubble delivers and publishes the Halley Lecture on red-shifts in nebular spectra, reviewing observational evidence and the competing physical interpretations of galaxy redshifts.
1937
Observational Approach to Cosmology
Hubble publishes Observational Approach to Cosmology from his Rhodes Memorial Lectures, setting out how telescope observations, galaxy counts and redshifts could constrain models of the universe.
Red Shifts and the Distribution of Nebulae
Hubble publishes a Royal Astronomical Society paper examining the relation between galaxy redshifts and the observed distribution of nebulae, continuing his empirical tests of cosmological models.
1940
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Edwin Hubble receives the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society.
1948
Honorary Fellow of Queen's College
Queen's College, Oxford elects Edwin Hubble an Honorary Fellow in recognition of his notable contributions to astronomy and his international standing as an observational cosmologist.
The Greatest of All Telescopes
Hubble publishes The Greatest of All Telescopes in The Listener, describing the scientific promise of the 200-inch Hale telescope as the new leading instrument for deep-space astronomy.
1953
George Darwin Lecture
Edwin Hubble delivers the George Darwin Lecture in London on the law of red-shifts, reviewing the observational development of the galaxy velocity-distance relation and its cosmological significance.
1954
Posthumous Publication of The Law of Red-Shifts
Hubble's George Darwin Lecture is published posthumously as The Law of Red-Shifts, reviewing the discovery, extension and observational status of the galaxy redshift-distance relation.
Records, sources and methodology
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