This ‘Human Computer’ Created a System for Measuring Vast Distances in Our Universe

Visual artist Anna Von Mertens looks to astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt and her vision of the universe for inspiration

By: Scientific American

Dec 10 2024
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This ‘Human Computer’ Created a System for Measuring Vast Distances in Our Universe — This ‘Human Computer’ Created

Attention Is Discovery, visual artist Anna Von Mertens’s thoughtful new exploration of astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt, describes and illuminates Leavitt’s decades-long study of stars, including th… [+29506 chars]

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