“No scientific discovery is named after its discoverer,” – Stigler/Merton. Edwin Hubble’s contributions to astronomy earned him the honor of having his name bestowed upon arguably the most famous space telescope (the Hubble Space Telescope, HST). Contributions that are often attributed to him include the discovery of the extragalactic scale (there exist countless other galaxies beyond … Continue reading "Are Our Textbooks Wrong? Astronomers Clash Over Hubble’s Legacy"