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Great Minds: Henrietta Leavitt & the Human Computers (2012x195)
Date de diffusion: Déc 25, 2012
Henrietta Swan Leavitt was one of a number of volunteer women astronomers who were allowed to serve as "computers" at Harvard College Observatory, doing tedious work male scientists wouldn't do, and ultimately making a discovery now known as Leavitt's Law, which allows us to measure the distance to stars.
- Première: Jan 2012
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