![]() At this time, most astronomers believed that the entire universe consisted of only our local Milky Way galaxy. ![]() He was given access to the newly completed Hooker telescope, which at the time was the largest telescope in the world. When he returned to the United States, he accepted the position at the Mount Wilson Observatory. After the end of World War I he spent a year in Cambridge where he continued to study astronomy. He rose to the rank of Major, but his division never saw combat. He joined and was assigned to the 86th Division. Congress declared war on Germany and Hubble rushed his dissertation for his PhD so he could volunteer for the United States Army. But this prestigious position would have to wait. While studying for his doctorate, Hubble was invited to join the staff at the Mount Wilson Observatory in Pasadena, California. His thesis was titled, Photographic Investigations of Faint Nebulae. He received his doctorate in astronomy in 1917. ![]() He studied at Yerkes Observatory at the University of Chicago. He taught Spanish, physics, and mathematics for a year before deciding that his true calling was astronomy. He soon realized that he wasn't happy as a lawyer and accepted a teaching position at New Albany High School in New Albany, Indiana. He was admitted to the bar and set up a small law practice in Louisville, Kentucky. He graduated three years later and returned to the United States in 1913. His mother did not approve of his astronomy studies, so he chose instead to study law. He attended Oxford University on a Rhodes scholarship. In 1910, he received a bachelor of science degree in mathematics and astronomy. During this time he concentrated his studies on mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy. In 1906, Hubble received a scholarship to the University of Chicago. Hubble Space Telescope image of two overlapping
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