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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1875-11-11 ) November 11, 1875, Mulberry, Indiana , United States
- Died
- November 8, 1969 (1969-11-08) (aged 93), Flagstaff, Arizona , United States
- Alma mater
- Indiana University Bloomington ( BS , MS , PhD )
- Known for
- Discovering redshifts in spiral galaxies Discovering the sodium layer
- Spouse
- Emma R. Munger ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1904 )
- Relatives
- Earl C. Slipher (brother)
- Fields
- Astronomy
- Institutions
- Lowell Observatory
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Melvin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mulberry
- Place of death
- Flagstaff
- Sibling
- Earl C. Slipher
- Occupation
- astronomer
- Educated at
- Indiana University Bloomington
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- redshift
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Sciences
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Image
- Group at Clark Telescope in 1905.jpg
- Residence
- United States
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- National Academy of Sciences
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- Vesto Melvin Slipher (astronomer)
- date of birth
- 1875-11-11
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- WikiProject Mathematics
- date of death
- 1969-11-08
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Vesto Melvin Slipher
- interested in
- astronomy
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Encyclopedic overview
Vesto Melvin Slipher (/ˈslaɪfər/; November 11, 1875 – November 8, 1969) was an American astronomer who performed the first measurements of radial velocities for galaxies. He was the first to discover that distant galaxies are redshifted, thus providing the first empirical basis for the expansion of the universe. He was also the first to relate these redshifts to velocity.
Early life and education
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