1868
Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer and academic (died 1921)
Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer and academic (died 1921)
Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer and academic (died 1921)
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
American astronomer (1868–1921)
- Born
- 1868
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.