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Leavitt (jul 4, 1868 – dec 12, 1921)

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1868-1921, astronomer; measured and catalogued brightness of stars, discovered relationship between luminosity and the time period of Cepheid variables to measure how far away stars were.

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jul 4, 1868
dec 12, 1921
~ 53 years