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Articles<\/h3>\r\nAndrews, B. \"What Are Galaxies Trying to Tell Us?\" Astronomy<\/em> (February 2011): 24. Introduction to our understanding of the shapes and evolution of different types of galaxies.\r\n\r\nBothun, G. \"Beyond the Hubble Sequence.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (May 2000): 36. History and updating of Hubble\u2019s classification scheme.\r\n\r\nChristianson, G. \"Mastering the Universe.\" Astronomy<\/em> (February 1999): 60. Brief introduction to Hubble\u2019s life and work.\r\n\r\nDalcanton, J. \"The Overlooked Galaxies.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (April 1998): 28. On low-brightness galaxies, which have been easy to miss.\r\n\r\nFreedman, W. \"The Expansion Rate and Size of the Universe.\" Scientific American<\/em> (November 1992): 76.\r\n\r\nHodge, P. \"The Extragalactic Distance Scale: Agreement at Last?\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (October 1993): 16.\r\n\r\nJones, B. \"The Legacy of Edwin Hubble.\" Astronomy<\/em> (December 1989): 38.\r\n\r\nKaufmann, G. and van den Bosch, F. \"The Life Cycle of Galaxies.\" Scientific American<\/em> (June 2002): 46. On galaxy evolution and how it leads to the different types of galaxies.\r\n\r\nMartin, P. and Friedli, D. \"At the Hearts of Barred Galaxies.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (March 1999): 32. On barred spirals.\r\n\r\nOsterbrock, D. \"Edwin Hubble and the Expanding Universe.\" Scientific American<\/em> (July 1993): 84.\r\n\r\nRussell, D. \"Island Universes from Wright to Hubble.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (January 1999) 56. A history of our discovery of galaxies.\r\n\r\nSmith, R. \"The Great Debate Revisited.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (January 1983): 28. On the Shapley-Curtis debate concerning the extent of the Milky Way and the existence of other galaxies.\r\n

Websites<\/h3>\r\nABC\u2019s of Distance<\/a>: A concise summary by astronomer Ned Wright of all the different methods we use to get distances in astronomy.\r\n\r\nCosmic Times 1929<\/a>: NASA project explaining Hubble\u2019s work and surrounding discoveries as if you were reading newspaper articles.\r\n\r\nEdwin Hubble: The Man Behind the Name<\/a>: Concise biography from the people at the Hubble Space Telescope.\r\n\r\nEdwin Hubble<\/a>: An article on the life and work of Hubble by his student and successor, Allan Sandage. A bit technical in places, but giving a real picture of the man and the science.\r\n\r\nNASA Science: Introduction to Galaxies<\/a>: A brief overview with links to other pages, and recent Hubble Space Telescope discoveries.\r\n\r\nNational Optical Astronomy Observatories Gallery of Galaxies<\/a>: A collection of images and information about galaxies and galaxy groups of different types. Another impressive archive can be found at the European Southern Observatory site.<\/a>\r\n\r\nSloan Digital Sky Survey: Introduction to Galaxies<\/a>: Another brief overview.\r\n\r\nUniverse Expansion<\/a>: The background material here provides a nice chronology of how we discovered and measured the expansion of the universe.\r\n

Videos<\/h3>\r\nEdwin Hubble (Hubblecast Episode 89)<\/a> (5:59).\r\n\r\nHubble\u2019s Views of the Deep Universe: A 2015 public talk by Brandon Lawton of the Space Telescope Science Institute about galaxies and beyond (1:26:20).\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/argR2U15w-M","rendered":"

Articles<\/h3>\n

Andrews, B. “What Are Galaxies Trying to Tell Us?” Astronomy<\/em> (February 2011): 24. Introduction to our understanding of the shapes and evolution of different types of galaxies.<\/p>\n

Bothun, G. “Beyond the Hubble Sequence.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (May 2000): 36. History and updating of Hubble\u2019s classification scheme.<\/p>\n

Christianson, G. “Mastering the Universe.” Astronomy<\/em> (February 1999): 60. Brief introduction to Hubble\u2019s life and work.<\/p>\n

Dalcanton, J. “The Overlooked Galaxies.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (April 1998): 28. On low-brightness galaxies, which have been easy to miss.<\/p>\n

Freedman, W. “The Expansion Rate and Size of the Universe.” Scientific American<\/em> (November 1992): 76.<\/p>\n

Hodge, P. “The Extragalactic Distance Scale: Agreement at Last?” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (October 1993): 16.<\/p>\n

Jones, B. “The Legacy of Edwin Hubble.” Astronomy<\/em> (December 1989): 38.<\/p>\n

Kaufmann, G. and van den Bosch, F. “The Life Cycle of Galaxies.” Scientific American<\/em> (June 2002): 46. On galaxy evolution and how it leads to the different types of galaxies.<\/p>\n

Martin, P. and Friedli, D. “At the Hearts of Barred Galaxies.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (March 1999): 32. On barred spirals.<\/p>\n

Osterbrock, D. “Edwin Hubble and the Expanding Universe.” Scientific American<\/em> (July 1993): 84.<\/p>\n

Russell, D. “Island Universes from Wright to Hubble.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (January 1999) 56. A history of our discovery of galaxies.<\/p>\n

Smith, R. “The Great Debate Revisited.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (January 1983): 28. On the Shapley-Curtis debate concerning the extent of the Milky Way and the existence of other galaxies.<\/p>\n

Websites<\/h3>\n

ABC\u2019s of Distance<\/a>: A concise summary by astronomer Ned Wright of all the different methods we use to get distances in astronomy.<\/p>\n

Cosmic Times 1929<\/a>: NASA project explaining Hubble\u2019s work and surrounding discoveries as if you were reading newspaper articles.<\/p>\n

Edwin Hubble: The Man Behind the Name<\/a>: Concise biography from the people at the Hubble Space Telescope.<\/p>\n

Edwin Hubble<\/a>: An article on the life and work of Hubble by his student and successor, Allan Sandage. A bit technical in places, but giving a real picture of the man and the science.<\/p>\n

NASA Science: Introduction to Galaxies<\/a>: A brief overview with links to other pages, and recent Hubble Space Telescope discoveries.<\/p>\n

National Optical Astronomy Observatories Gallery of Galaxies<\/a>: A collection of images and information about galaxies and galaxy groups of different types. Another impressive archive can be found at the European Southern Observatory site.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Introduction to Galaxies<\/a>: Another brief overview.<\/p>\n

Universe Expansion<\/a>: The background material here provides a nice chronology of how we discovered and measured the expansion of the universe.<\/p>\n

Videos<\/h3>\n

Edwin Hubble (Hubblecast Episode 89)<\/a> (5:59).<\/p>\n

Hubble\u2019s Views of the Deep Universe: A 2015 public talk by Brandon Lawton of the Space Telescope Science Institute about galaxies and beyond (1:26:20).<\/p>\n