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Honorary Membership of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

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1951

Edwin Powell Hubble12 January 1951

Science / Astronomy

The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada elects Edwin Hubble an Honorary Member, formally recognising his influence on extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology.

Names involved

Edwin Powell Hubble

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