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418: 422: 444: 454: 331:, Ridgefield Park Junior-Senior High School Alumni Foundation. Accessed November 15, 2017. "Dr. Huchra, after receiving his diploma at Ridgefield Park High School went on to receive his B.S. degree in Physics at M.I.T. in 1970, and his Ph.D. in Astronomy from Cal Tech in 1976." 719: 699: 724: 167:. De Lapparent, Geller and Huchra described the galaxy distribution as apparently lying on the "surfaces of bubble-like structures". In 1989, using later results from their 689: 709: 704: 328: 175:, a structure measuring 600 million light years in length and 250 million light years in width. This is the second largest known super-structure in the universe. 407:
Frontline, Jan 1, 2010, "In 1989, Margaret Geller and John Huchra, on the basis of redshift survey data, discovered the presence of the Great (Galactic) Wall..."
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as part of the class of 1966. He developed an interest in reading books about cosmology and science fiction. He was a member of the wrestling team at the
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that the universe was nine billion years old, half the age that most astronomers had previously thought.
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and Huchra published the surprisingly non-uniform distribution of galaxies at scales of several tens of
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The Inflationary Universe: The Quest for a New Theory of Cosmic Origins - Alan H. Guth - Google Boeken
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Science alumni
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was discovered by Huchra and coworkers and has been called
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Cosmic Challenge: The Ultimate Observing List for Amateurs
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Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
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in 1976 and remained there for the rest of his career.
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Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
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42: 39: 725:Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics people 634:Huchra's papers, from ADS, sorted by citations 356:, October 13, 2010. Accessed October 14, 2010. 27:American astronomer and professor (1948–2010) 8: 364: 362: 294:Moran, J. M. (2011). "John Peter Huchra". 690:California Institute of Technology alumni 553: 339: 337: 270: 105:Huchra was born on December 23, 1948, in 710:People from Ridgefield Park, New Jersey 705:Scientists from Jersey City, New Jersey 201: 222: 220: 119:Massachusetts Institute of Technology 7: 569:Harrington, Philip S. (2010-11-30). 453:. September 11, 2002. Archived from 417:Booth, William (November 18, 1989). 373:(1986). "A slice of the universe". 171:, Geller and Huchra discovered the 715:Ridgefield Park High School alumni 127:California Institute of Technology 25: 369:De Lapparent, V.; Geller, M. J.; 329:Dr. John P. Huchra, Class of 1966 182:galaxy in front of the so-called 136:Together with fellow astronomers 526:Huchra, J.; et al. (1985). 227:Welcome to John Huchra's Website 96:International Astronomical Union 35: 629:Obituary in the New York Times 1: 477:That Wall in China Is Nothing 100:American Astronomical Society 624:Obituary in the Boston Globe 445:"QUEST – Questions answered" 98:. and past president of the 115:Ridgefield Park High School 111:Ridgefield Park, New Jersey 741: 695:Harvard University faculty 577:Cambridge University Press 163:from early results of the 375:The Astrophysical Journal 247:"John Huchra (1948–2010)" 107:Jersey City, New Jersey 82:for Research Policy at 639:Last Word, 05/11/2010 180:gravitational lensing 685:American astronomers 533:Astronomical Journal 153:Valérie de Lapparent 125:. He went on to the 546:1985AJ.....90..691H 493:Guth, Alan (1997). 450:The San Diego Union 425:on December 1, 2017 387:1986ApJ...302L...1D 308:2011PhT....64j..66M 263:2010Natur.468..174K 165:CfA Redshift Survey 113:and graduated from 86:and a Professor of 657:, John Huchra and 353:The New York Times 84:Harvard University 78:. He was the Vice 647:Matthew Bannister 586:978-0-521-89936-9 483:, 24 October 2003 316:10.1063/PT.3.1305 31:John Peter Huchra 18:John Peter Huchra 16:(Redirected from 732: 597: 596: 594: 593: 566: 560: 559: 557: 523: 517: 516: 514: 513: 490: 484: 473: 467: 466: 464: 462: 457:on June 29, 2011 441: 435: 434: 432: 430: 421:. Archived from 414: 408: 405: 399: 398: 366: 357: 341: 332: 326: 320: 319: 291: 285: 284: 274: 239: 233: 224: 215: 206: 66: 61: 60: 57: 56: 53: 50: 47: 44: 41: 21: 740: 739: 735: 734: 733: 731: 730: 729: 665: 664: 605: 600: 591: 589: 587: 579:. p. 421. 568: 567: 563: 525: 524: 520: 511: 509: 507: 499:. 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John Peter Huchra
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astronomer
professor
Provost
Harvard University
Astronomy
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
International Astronomical Union
American Astronomical Society
Jersey City, New Jersey
Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
Ridgefield Park High School
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
physics
California Institute of Technology
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Marc Aaronson
Jeremy Mould
spiral galaxies
Valérie de Lapparent
Margaret Geller
megaparsecs
CfA Redshift Survey
redshift survey
Great Wall
gravitational lensing
Einstein Cross
quasar

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