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- Author(s): Hicks, Jennifer
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Henrietta Swan Leavitt. 8/1/2017, p1-2. 2p.
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- Abstract:
Background information on American astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt is presented. The author reviews how Leavitt is noted for her research into the luminosity of stars, and the relationship between a star's brightness and its distance. In the course of her work, she established the "Harvard Standard" for the photographic measurement of stars. Information Leavitt's birth and educational development is reviewed.
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