Henrietta Swan Leavitt, an astronomer ahead of her time, discovered the relationship between a star’s brightness and its fluctuation period. This breakthrough allowed Edwin Hubble to measure ...

Henrietta Swan Leavitt. Born in 1868 in Massachusetts, Henrietta Swan Leavitt began volunteering as a Harvard Computer; because jobs for women in astronomy were so few and far between at that time ...

The life of astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt in the late 19th and early 20th centuries wasn't glamorous. Her tedious work and genius observations didn't guarantee fame or equality, at least not ...

Henrietta Swan Leavitt was born on July 4, 1868, in Lancaster, Mass., the oldest of seven children. She was named for her mother, Henrietta Swan (Kendrick) Leavitt.

Titled “25 Stars: A Temporary Monument to Henrietta Swan Leavitt,” the installation pushes the boundaries of medium and materiality to expose the groundbreaking research of its eponymous ...

Astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt is credited with creating tools to help us map the starts in the universe. Now her life story is being told in a very unique way right here in Portland through ...

Before Edwin Hubble, there was Henrietta Leavitt, whose work made other astronomers’ discoveries possible. Her way of looking is a testament to the power of attention in science, art, and life.

-- Astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt in 1868-- Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States, in 1872-- Cartoonist Rube Goldberg in 1883-- Film mogul Louis B. Mayer in 1885 ...

Henrietta Swan Leavitt was not famous in her lifetime. She did not win the Nobel Prize, although her name was being considered before her untimely death in 1921. Neither is it vital to this story ...

The life of astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt in the late 19th and early 20th centuries is explored in Lauren Gunderson's play "Silent Sky" for Wetumpka Depot Players.Tthe play opens Sept. 19 ...

The University of Georgia’s Department of Theatre and Film Studies presents “Silent Sky” by playwright Lauren Gunderson, a historical drama based upon the life of female astronomer Henrietta ...