Meaning of hubble?

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Hubble may be the best $2 billion NASA ever spent.
What is the meaning of hubble ?

2007-02-28 16:23:53 · 3 answers · asked by andy 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

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* Hub·ble's constant (hblz) n.

A ratio expressing the rate of apparent expansion of the universe, equal to the velocity at which a typical galaxy is receding from Earth divided by its distance from Earth.

[After Edwin Powell Hubble.]

2007-02-28 16:28:31 · answer #1 · answered by Golden Smile 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Main Entry: HubÂ·ble
Function: biographical name
Edwin Powell 1889-1953 American astronomer

2007-03-01 00:32:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

its a space telescope.

2007-03-01 00:28:41 · answer #3 · answered by buff23_7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋