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Another Woman of the Week

07/04/2018 9:36 PM

150th Birthday of Henrietta Swan Leavitt.

Born: July 4, 1868, Lancaster, MA Died: December 12, 1921, Cambridge, MA Residence: Cambridge, MA Known for: Leavitt's Law: the period–luminosity relationship of Cepheid stars Education: Cambridge College, Radcliffe College, Oberlin College

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07/04/2018 10:09 PM

You may be pleased to learn that Ms. Leavitt already has a star on the CR4 Walk of Fame:

Dang! Can’t get a link pasted in, can somebody CR4 search Leavitt and put the WoW blog link here?

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07/04/2018 10:28 PM

https://cr4.globalspec.com/blog/39/WoW-Blog-Woman-of-the-Week

https://cr4.globalspec.com/blogentry/20551/Henrietta-Leavitt-The-Brightest-Woman-at-Harvard

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07/05/2018 11:24 AM

I know my short-term memory is getting shorter but I'd hoped that memories from six years ago would still be accessible. Thanks for the ref.

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07/05/2018 1:19 PM

She is most decidedly worthy of another mention. Thanks for reminding us it was her birth anniversary

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