It's been 100 years since we learned the Milky Way is not the only galaxy
On Sunday November 23, 1924, 100 years ago this month, readers perusing page six of the New York Times would have found an ...
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‘Silent Sky’ how astronomy, equality and disabilities converge
Within the University of Montana’s School of Theatre, representation for people with disabilities is highlighted in the ...
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It's 100 Years Since We Learned The Milky Way Is Not The Only Galaxy
a young Leavitt was hired as a“computer” to analyse images from telescope observations at Harvard College Observatory, Massachusetts. Leavitt studied photographic plates from telescope ...
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The man (and a woman, and a high-school dropout) who discovered the expanding universe
Step back in time to 1912, and you’ll find Henrietta Leavitt working at the Harvard College Observatory. The financially independent Leavitt initially worked for free, but later was paid.
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How Edwin Hubble won the Great Debate
In 1912, Harvard College Observatory Director Edward Pickering published a report by a little-known assistant named Henrietta Swan Leavitt in the observatory’s circular. The paper, titled ...
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Science and faith in Georges Lemaître
His intellectual honesty marks his entire inner journey, lived in the deep experience of his Catholic faith and scientific ...