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Hubble–Lemaître law

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Summary

Hubble–Lemaître law is a physical law[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of physical law entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,406 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Georges Lemaître[3], Edwin Hubble[4]
  • Named after: Edwin Hubble[5], Georges Lemaître[6]
  • Commons category: Hubble's law[7]
  • Time of discovery or invention: 1927[8]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[9]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[10]

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Influence

Things named for Hubble–Lemaître law include Hubble's constant[11], a conversion factor between units[12].

Why It Matters

Hubble–Lemaître law has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Entities named for it include Hubble's constant[11], a conversion factor between units[12].

Related Entities

Edwin Hubble

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Edwin Hubble, Georges Lemaître
    Discoverer or inventor → Georges Lemaître, Edwin Hubble
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Named after → —
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