Wikipedia's biography of Henrietta Swan Leavitt, covering her discovery of the Cepheid period-luminosity relationship.
Facts
PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Swan_Leavitt
Source Typeencyclopedia
Reliability Tier3
In the Other Atlases
Same As
Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: the same subject.
Sources
Henrietta Swan Leavitt (Wikipedia)
Claims Backed By This Source (23 claims)
This source backs 23 claims across the atlas. As facts: 16 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 6 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Scientists, 18 claims: 11 well-attested, 1 holds, 6 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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