Word: huchra
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Huchra's conclusion that our galaxy is moving at a rate different from the "Hubble Flow," the average speed of matter in the universe, is corroborated by other research...
...When Huchra, Aaronson and Mould calculated Hubble's Constant for these relatively nearby clusters, they also found a value comparable to old determinations...
...clusters outside our supercluster--as far as 200 million light years away--Huchra determined a value for Hubble's Constant twice as large...
...simplest explanation of the discrepancy is to postulate a motion of our galaxy in the direction of Virgo," Huchra said Saturday...
Astronomers at Harvard and elsewhere reacted to Huchra's research with approval and cautious acceptance. George B. Field, Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy and director of the CFA, said it represents the "sharpest indication yet" of Hubble's Constant's true value...