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<noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>(1868-1921) American astronomer, discoverer of thousands of variable stars whose studies of Cepheid variables led to the discovery of the period-luminosity relationship. | <noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude> | ||
(1868-1921) American astronomer, discoverer of thousands of variable stars whose studies of Cepheid variables led to the discovery of the period-luminosity relationship, and the ability to measure cosmic distances. | |||
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Henrietta Leavitt [r]: (1868-1921) American astronomer, discoverer of thousands of variable stars whose studies of Cepheid variables led to the discovery of the period-luminosity relationship, and the ability to measure cosmic distances.