Henrietta Swan Leavitt

Henrietta Swan Leavitt was an American astronomer. Her discovery of how to effectively measure vast astronomical distances led to a shift in the understanding of the scale and nature of the universe.

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Who was born first?

• Henrietta Swan Leavitt and Josep Comas i Solà were born the same year
• Henrietta Swan Leavitt and Robert Andrews Millikan were born the same year
• Henrietta Swan Leavitt and René de Saussure were born the same year
• Henrietta Swan Leavitt and Theodore William Richards were born the same year
• Henrietta Swan Leavitt and Louis Couturat were born the same year

Timeline

1. Henrietta Swan Leavitt (this page)July 4, 1868 – December 12, 1921
2. Josep Comas i SolàDecember 17, 1868 – December 2, 1937
3. Louis CouturatJanuary 17, 1868 – August 3, 1914
4. René de SaussureMarch 17, 1868 – December 2, 1943
5. Robert Andrews MillikanMarch 22, 1868 – December 19, 1953
6. Theodore William RichardsJanuary 31, 1868 – April 2, 1928

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• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
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• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716