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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Charles_Wellford_LeavittCharles Wellford Leavitt - Wikipedia

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   Charles Wellford Leavitt (1871–1928) was an American landscape architect, urban planner, and civil engineer who designed everything from elaborate gardens on Long Island, New York and New Jersey estates to federal parks in Cuba, hotels in Puerto Rico, plans of towns in Florida, New York and elsewhere. New York publisher Julius David Stern ...

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3. www.self.com › story › 2017-pirelli-calendarThe 2017 Pirelli Calendar Features Julianne Moore, Nicole ...

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   The 2017 Pirelli Calendar photos—featuring the likes of Nicole Kidman, Helen Mirren, and Julianne Moore—are here, and they are stunning.

4. www.tclf.org › pioneer › charles-wellford-leavitt-jrCharles Wellford Leavitt, Jr. - TCLF

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   1871 - 1928. Charles Wellford Leavitt, Jr. Pioneer Information. Born in Riverton, New Jersey, Leavitt received a private education at the Gunnery and the Cheltenham Military Academy.

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5. www.esquire.com › pirelli-2017-calendar-previewHere Are Behind-the-Scenes Photos from the 2017 Pirelli Calendar

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   Aug 29, 2016 · The women in the 2017 calendar—Charlotte Rampling, Uma Thurman, Nicole Kidman, Lea Seydoux, Alicia Vikander, Kate Winslet, Julianne Moore, Robin Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Rooney Mara, Jessica...

6. www.bbc.com › future › articleThe 'star-fiend' who unlocked the Universe - BBC

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   Leavitt was recruited by the director of the Harvard Observatory, Edward Pickering, who was leading a multi-decade project to photograph the entire night sky, and then classify and catalogue...

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7. sah-archipedia.org › buildings › PA-01-CA5Mount Assisi (Charles Schwab Estate, “Limestone Castle”)

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   The grounds were sculpted by the nationally known landscape engineer Charles Wellford Leavitt Jr., whose works ranged from country estates, colleges, and town plans to racetracks and sewage plants. (Leavitt was hired by the owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates to design Forbes Field in Pittsburgh in 1909—his only design for a baseball stadium.)

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   How many variables did Leavitt find?

   • Through 1908, Leavitt continued to hunt variable stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud and the Large Magellanic Cloud. (At the time, astronomers didn't know that both are small dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way). She found 1,777 new variables in the Clouds and calculated their minimum and maximum brightness.

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   Who is Henrietta Swan Leavitt?

   • Henrietta Swan Leavitt: The 'star-fiend' who unlocked the Universe (Credit: Emmanuel Lafont) We used to think the Milky Way was the only galaxy, but with one simple law, Henrietta Swan Leavitt changed that forever – and she didn't even need a telescope. A century ago, the Universe seemed like a much smaller place.

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   How did Leavitt experience the universe?

   • One side of the glass plate was coated in photographic emulsion and dotted with the ghostly imprint of thousands of stars captured on its surface. The black stars illuminated on the white surface reveal a reversal of the night sky viewed with the naked eye. This is how Leavitt experienced the Universe. You may also like:

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   Did Henrietta Swan Leavitt use a telescope?

   • Hubble’s remarkable observation would not have been possible without the work of Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who did not even use a telescope. Leavitt instead used a magnifying lens pointed – not up, but down – at a delicate glass plate fixed into a wooden frame.

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9. sah-archipedia.org › Charles-Wellford-Leavitt-JrCharles Wellford Leavitt Jr. | SAH ARCHIPEDIA

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