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News of Hubble’s death rocked the galaxy redshift camp and sent a shockwave through the ranks at Caltech and the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories. In his obituary to his fallen friend Humason remembered Hubble’s energy, exuberance and persistence in pursuing his work and of the difficulty “a close associate” would have in evaluating “in a detached manner the work of Hubble and the contributions he made toward advancing the frontiers of knowledge.” After a succinct account of the multitude and magnitude of his partner’s contributions, Humason concluded on a personal and wistful note:
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Voller, R. (2021). Shockwave: The Death Of A Star (1954-1961). In: Hubble, Humason and the Big Bang. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82181-4_13
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