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gptkbp:instanceOf
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astronomer
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gptkbp:awards
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Bruce Medal (1950)
Henry Draper Medal (1936)
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1891-08-19
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Dodge_Center,_Minnesota,_United_States
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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gptkb:Edwin_Hubble
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1972-06-18
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Mendocino,_California,_United_States
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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Humason–Hubble constant
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gptkbp:education
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self-taught
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gptkbp:employer
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gptkb:Mount_Wilson_Observatory
gptkb:Palomar_Observatory
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics
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gptkbp:fullName
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Milton Lasell Humason
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gptkbp:honor
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Asteroid 1250 Galanthus named in his honor
Lunar crater Humason named in his honor
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Milton L. Humason
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gptkbp:knownFor
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collaboration with Edwin Hubble
work on extragalactic astronomy
measuring redshifts of galaxies
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notableStudent
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none
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Hubble–Humason_law
measuring spectra of faint galaxies
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gptkbp:occupation
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astronomer
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gptkbp:spouse
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Ethel Burnham
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:SN_1961I
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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