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Women who measured the stars (57)
Edwin Hubble is world famous for his discoveries. Henrietta Swan Leavitt is not. Henrietta was on a team that found a way to measure and classify the universe. They were employed as "human computers" (before the machines existed). Dava's book "The Glass Universe" refers to the half million glass slides Henrietta and other women used to document both the northern and southern skies. An inspiring story of collaboration and discovery.
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Women who measured the stars (57)
Nov 19, 2017
Edwin Hubble is world famous for
his discoveries. Henrietta Swan Leavitt is not. Henrietta was on a
team that found a way to measure and classify the universe. They
were employed as "human computers" (before the machines existed).
Dava's book "The Glass Universe" refers to the half million glass
slides Henrietta and other women used to document both the northern
and southern skies. An inspiring story of collaboration and
discovery.
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