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Henrietta Swan Leavitt

1868 · 1921

享年
53
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出生

July 4, 1868

Lancaster, United States

逝世

December 12, 1921

Cambridge, United States

知名于

American astronomer and human calculator

Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868–1921) was United States best known for American astronomer and human calculator.

Henrietta Swan Leavitt (July 4, 1868 – December 12, 1921) was an American astronomer from Lancaster, United States. Her discovery of the period-luminosity relationship in Cepheid variable stars provided the first reliable 'standard candle' to measure cosmic distances. This shifted humanity's understanding of the universe's scale and nature.

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  • Henrietta Swan Leavitt什么时候去世的?

    Henrietta Swan Leavitt于1921年12月12日在Cambridge, United States逝世,享年53岁。

  • Henrietta Swan Leavitt出生在哪里?

    Henrietta Swan Leavitt于1868年7月4日出生于Lancaster, United States。

  • Henrietta Swan Leavitt最出名的是什么?

    Henrietta Swan Leavitt最为人所知的是American astronomer and human calculator。

  • Henrietta Swan Leavitt去世时多大年纪?

    Henrietta Swan Leavitt去世时53岁。

  • Henrietta Swan Leavitt是哪国人?

    Henrietta Swan Leavitt来自United States。

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