Robert McNees on Nostr: Henrietta Swan Leavitt’s work allowed Harlow Shapley to conclude that our Sun is ...

Henrietta Swan Leavitt’s work allowed Harlow Shapley to conclude that our Sun is further from the Milky Way’s center than previously thought. Unfortunately, he gave her little credit.

The same was true for Edward Pickering, who published many of her findings under his own name.