“The Realm of the Nebulae”

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“The Realm of the Nebulae” is Edwin Hubble’s landmark 1936 book that established the modern understanding and classification of galaxies, helping to transform cosmology into a quantitative science.

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instanceOf astronomy book ⓘ
book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
author Edwin Hubble ⓘ
basedOn observations from the 100-inch Hooker telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory ⓘ
contribution established modern understanding of galaxies as extragalactic systems ⓘ
helped transform cosmology into a quantitative science ⓘ
popularized the concept of galaxies as independent stellar systems ⓘ
presented observational evidence for galaxies beyond the Milky Way ⓘ
systematized galaxy morphology ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
field astronomy ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ
focusesOn classification of galaxies ⓘ
nature of nebulae ⓘ
structure of the universe ⓘ
genre scientific literature ⓘ
hasAuthorName Edwin Powell Hubble ⓘ
linked to: Edwin Hubble
hasAuthorOccupation astronomer ⓘ
historicalSignificance classic text in observational cosmology ⓘ
landmark work in establishing galaxies as fundamental cosmological units ⓘ
influenced 20th-century cosmology ⓘ
extragalactic astronomy ⓘ
galaxy classification systems ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTopic cosmology ⓘ
extragalactic astronomy ⓘ
galaxies ⓘ
notableFor clear exposition of observational cosmology ⓘ
early comprehensive treatment of external galaxies ⓘ
originalMedium print ⓘ
publicationYear 1936 ⓘ
publisher Yale University Press ⓘ
relatedConcept expanding universe ⓘ
island universe theory ⓘ
relatedWork Hubble sequence ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed early 20th-century astronomy ⓘ
usesConcept Hubble sequence ⓘ
galaxy morphology ⓘ

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