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Hubble, Edwin, Edwin Hubble to V. M. Slipher in response to questions about Nebulae, undated, Undated

Hubble describes an addition he made to Mr. Hale's contribution on nebulae to an unspecified source. Hubble also indicates he is beginning a program…

Tags: Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Nebula, nebulae, V.M. Slipher

Hubble, Edwin, Edwin Hubble to V.M. Slipher, April 4, 1923, on the nebulae report for Schlesinger and his work about nebulae, 1923-04-04

Hubble discusses the abstract Slipher had requested and describes the trouble he had defining the topic for general readers who are not familiar with…

Tags: Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Nebula, nebulae, V.M. Slipher

Hubble, Edwin, Edwin Hubble to V. M. Slipher, July 23, 1923, on Nebulae classification systems, 1923-07-24

Hubble sending Slipher some notes on nebula classification and suggesting that they utilize what they have so far to stimulate discussion at the…

Tags: Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Nebula, nebulae, V.M. Slipher

Hubble, Edwin, The Classification of Nebulae manuscript, 1923-07-23

A manuscript on the measurements and classification of nebulae types. Includes handwritten notes by the authors.

Tags: Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Nebula, nebulae, V.M. Slipher

Hubble, Edwin, Edwin Hubble to V. M. Slipher, October 23, 1923, on the Committee on Nebulae and bibliographies, 1923-10-23

Hubble sent Slipher a formal recommendation for the Committee on Nebulae to sponsor and begin a bibliography on nebulae from 1877 onward. He also…

Tags: bibliography, Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Nebula, nebulae, V.M. Slipher

Hubble, Edwin, Edwin Hubble to V. M. Slipher, February 9, 1924, on unclassified nebulae and institutional establishment, 1924-02-09

Hubble sent Slipher a memorandum with the letter to pass on to the Committee on Nebulae at the International Astronomy Union, regarding a proposal for…

Tags: Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Nebula, nebulae, V.M. Slipher

Hubble, Edwin, Edwin Hubble to V. M. Slipher, July 14, 1924, in response to several letters, 1924-07-14

Hubble responds to several of Slipher's letters at once as he had been away on a wedding trip. Among his responses, he notes sending a dozen sets of…

Tags: Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Nebula, nebulae, V.M. Slipher

Hubble, Edwin, Edwin Hubble to V. M. Slipher, December 20, 1924, in response to Slipher's request for information, 1924-12-20

Hubble responds to Slipher's request for information from earlier that month by giving a quick, rough sketch of what has been happening, such as the…

Tags: Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Nebula, nebulae, V.M. Slipher

Hubble, Edwin, Edwin Hubble to V. M. Slipher, June 22, 1926, on sub-committee appointments and potential plagiarism, 1926-06-22

Hubble describes that by process of elimination, he sees that he, Slipher, Shapley, and Reynolds were the only four really able to serve on the…

Tags: Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Harlow Shapley, John H. Reynolds, Knut Lundmark, Lick Observatory, Nebula, nebulae, Otto Struve, V.M. Slipher, Yerkes Observatory

Hubble, Edwin, Edwin Hubble to V. M. Slipher, December 20, 1927, on current work related to nebulae and star clusters, 1927-12-20

Hubble answers Slipher's question from his December tenth (10th) letter as to how his work is progressing by describing some of his findings and…

Tags: Edwin Hubble, galaxies, galaxy, Heber Doust Curtis, Knut Lundmark, Nebula, nebulae, V.M. Slipher