Definition of Slipher. Meaning of Slipher. Synonyms of Slipher

- Slipher may refer to: Earl C. Slipher (1883–1964), American astronomer Vesto Slipher (1875–1969), American astronomer 1766 Slipher, main-belt asteroid...
- Vesto Melvin Slipher (/ˈslaɪfər/; November 11, 1875 – November 8, 1969) was an American astronomer who performed the first measurements of radial velocities...
- Carl Slipher (/ˈslaɪfər/; March 25, 1883 – August 7, 1964) was an American astronomer and politician. He was the brother of astronomer Vesto Slipher. He...
- true nature of galaxies was confirmed in the early 20th century by Vesto Slipher, Edwin Hubble, and others. Edwin Hubble discovered that most nebulae are...
- in 1912, Vesto Slipher discovered that the Andromeda Galaxy had a blue shift, indicating that it was moving towards the Earth. Slipher first reported...
- which were earlier measured and related to velocity by Vesto Slipher in 1917. Combining Slipher's velocities with Henrietta Swan Leavitt's intergalactic distance...
- universe is expanding. A decade before, the American astronomer Vesto Slipher had provided the first evidence that the light from many of these nebulae...
- this acceleration becomes dominant in the ****ure. In 1912–1914, Vesto Slipher discovered that light from remote galaxies was redshifted, a phenomenon...
- measurements of the time and was not widely accepted. Campbell and V. M. Slipher repeated the study in 1909 using better instruments, but with the same...
- Galaxy. In 1912, Vesto M. Slipher made spectrographic studies of the brightest spiral nebulae to determine their composition. Slipher discovered that the spiral...