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Henrietta Leavitt
Created by
Shawn Cunning
⟶ Updated 2 Oct 2018 ⟶
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Copernicus and Newton
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Events
Henrietta Leavitt is born.
Moves
Oberlin College
Society for Collegiate Instruction of Women
Hired at Harvard Observatory
Publishes theory on correlation between period and luminosity in Cepheid variables
Publishes a table of 25 different Cepheid variable periods.
Dies of cancer
Major Discoveries
Influences
Edwin Hubble is born
Demonstrates that there are galaxies beyond the Milky Way
Hubble and Humason identify Hubble's Law, proving that the Universe is expanding
Discovers an asteroid 1373 Cincinnati
Hubble dies
Major discoveries
Influences
Periods
Discovers over 2,400 Cepheid variable stars and created her period-luminosity theory
Hubble attends Wheaton High School
Attends University of Chicago
Studies Astronomy at the Yerkes Observatory
Enlists in Military
Helps design the Hale Telescope on Mount Palomar in California