Edwin Hubble Historical

Edwin Hubble Historical (HM1VJU)

Location: Marshfield, MO 65706 Webster County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 20.314', W 92° 54.426'

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This scale model of the Hubble Space Telescope
now orbiting earth
is dedicated to
Edwin Hubble
a native of Marshfield

Born November 20, 1889
Died September 28, 1953

Edwin Hubble was the 20th century's outstanding astronomer. In observations made in the 1920s and 1930s he discovered the expansion of the universe. Hubble opened the world of galaxies for science when he showed that spiral nebulae beyond the Milky Way are galaxies extending to the limit of the universe and participating in a general expansion of the cosmos. The exploding universe of Hubble, now termed the Big Bang, determined the origin of the elements, of galaxies and of the stars.

Hubble spent some of his boyhood in Marshfield and is related to some residents of the area. His exploits in the world of science led to the launching of the Hubble Space Telescope in 1990 which is probing to the very edge of space.


Scale model created by Wm. Buesgen for the Chamber of Commerce July 4th 1994
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HM NumberHM1VJU
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Placed ByWebster County Historical Society
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Date Added Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 at 1:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 508229 N 4132435
Decimal Degrees37.33856667, -92.90710000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 20.314', W 92° 54.426'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 20' 18.84" N, 92° 54' 25.56" W
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Area Code(s)417
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101 S Crittenden St, Marshfield MO 65706, US
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