Edwin Powell Hubble1936
Hubble publishes the first part of his study of the luminosity function of nebulae, using the brightest resolved stars in nearby galaxies as indicators of total galaxy luminosity.
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Hubble publishes the first part of his study of the luminosity function of nebulae, using the brightest resolved stars in nearby galaxies as indicators of total galaxy luminosity.
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