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The Greatest of All Telescopes

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1948

Edwin Powell Hubble1948

Science / Astronomy

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.

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Edwin Powell Hubble

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