Henrietta Leavitt
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Updated: 2 Oct 2018
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Henrietta Leavitt is born.MovesOberlin CollegeSociety for Collegiate Instruction of WomenHired at Harvard ObservatoryPublishes theory on correlation between period and luminosity in Cepheid variablesPublishes a table of 25 different Cepheid variable periods.Dies of cancerMajor DiscoveriesInfluencesEdwin Hubble is bornDemonstrates that there are galaxies beyond the Milky WayHubble and Humason identify Hubble's Law, proving that the Universe is expandingDiscovers an asteroid 1373 CincinnatiHubble diesMajor discoveriesInfluencesPeriods
Discovers over 2,400 Cepheid variable stars and created her period-luminosity theoryHubble attends Wheaton High SchoolAttends University of ChicagoStudies Astronomy at the Yerkes ObservatoryEnlists in MilitaryHelps design the Hale Telescope on Mount Palomar in California
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