What law is Hubble recognized for?
Hubble's law
Kepler's law
Newton's law of gravity
Einstein's theory of relativity
Answer
Edwin Hubble is recognized for Hubble's law, which is the observation that the farther away a galaxy is, the faster it is moving away from us. This law is based on the redshift of light from distant galaxies, which is caused by the expansion of the universe.
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