Edwin Powell Hubble

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1. What was Edwin Powell Hubble's first job? shoe shiner housekeeper at Mt. Wilson Observatory cook's helper newspaper boy

2. Edwin Hubble excelled athletically as well as intellectually. True False

3. What did Edwin Hubble study at Oxford? Spanish Astronomy Law Physics

4. Did Edwin Hubble serve in the United States military during WW1? Yes No

5. While at Mt. Wilson Observatory, what did Edwin Hubble developed a classification system for? planets stars law books galaxies

6. During World War II, what did Edwin Hubble serve his country as? lawyer interpreter infantryman scientist

7. After returning back to Mt. Wilson, what did Edwin Hubble convince his employers of? the need of a bigger telescope. the need for more scientists. the need of better eyepieces. he didn't convince them of anything.

8. In what year did Edwin Hubble win the Nobel prize in astronomy? 1950 1952 1951 He never won any Nobel Prize.

9. Which scientist personally thanked Edwin Hubble when Hubble proved him correct? Issac Newton William Pickering Harlow Shapley Albert Einstein

10. What did Edwin Hubble die from? Congestive heart failure Leukemia Cerebral thrombosis Car accident