Hubble–Lemaître law

Summary

Hubble–Lemaître law is a physical law^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of physical_law entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,421 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hubble–Lemaître law is credited with the discovery of Q12998^[3].
• Hubble–Lemaître law is credited with the discovery of Edwin Hubble^[4].
• Hubble–Lemaître law's instance of is recorded as physical law^[5].
• Edwin Hubble is named after Hubble–Lemaître law^[6].
• Q12998 is named after Hubble–Lemaître law^[7].
• Hubble–Lemaître law's Commons category is recorded as Hubble's law^[8].
• Hubble–Lemaître law's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1927^[9].
• Hubble–Lemaître law's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[10].
• Hubble–Lemaître law's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[11].

Body

Definition and Type

Hubble–Lemaître law's instance of is recorded as physical law^[5].

Origins

Things named after include Edwin Hubble^[6], an astronomer^[12], 1889–1953^[13], of United States^[14], awarded the Legionnaire of Legion of Merit^[15], specialised in astronomy^[16] and Q12998^[7], a cosmologist^[17], 1894–1966^[18], of Belgium^[19], awarded the Eddington Medal^[20], specialised in astrophysics^[21].

Influence

Things named for Hubble–Lemaître law include Hubble's constant^[22], an unit of measurement^[23].

Why It Matters

Hubble–Lemaître law ranks in the top 9% of physical_law entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,421 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for it include Hubble's constant^[22], an unit of measurement^[23].