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Science

jberryhill

(62,444 posts) Tue Jan 24, 2012, 02:02 AM Jan 2012

2012 marks ninety years since the remarkable discoveries Edwin Hubble made on those nights above LA on Mt. Wilson alone with the 100 inch Hooker:

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Edwin Hubble and the 100 inch Hooker (Original Post) jberryhill Jan 2012 OP

Let's not forget Henrietta Leavitt! laconicsax Jan 2012 #1

But but but but...she's a woman!! MarkCharles Jan 2012 #2

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1. Let's not forget Henrietta Leavitt!

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 02:08 AM

Jan 2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Swan_Leavitt

She deserves at least as much credit as Hubble.

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2. But but but but...she's a woman!!

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 12:00 PM

Jan 2012

Seriously, so many women in science never got the notice and recognition they deserve