Henrietta Swan Leavitt Professions : Astronomer Born : July 4, 1868 Died : December 12, 1921 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Henrietta Swan Leavitt A straight line can readily be drawn among each of the two series of points corresponding to the maxima and minima, thus showing that there is a simple relation between the brightness of the variables and their periods. Henrietta Swan Leavitt stars simple two Similar Authors Arthur Eddington astronomer Antony Hewish astronomer Annie Jump Cannon astronomer Andrea M. Ghez astronomer Allan Sandage astronomer Alar Toomre astronomer All Authors
