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17 October 2024

The honorary HelKats of nuclear physics and astronomy (episode 3)

The honorary HelKats of nuclear physics and astronomy (episode 3)

Don't miss the latest episode of the Year 10 series about influential female scientists. Evey sits down with Junior students Celeste, Eloise and Cora to discuss astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt. Dubbed ‘a computer of her time’, Leavitt discovered how to effectively measure vast distances to remote galaxies, which led to a shift in the understanding of the universe.

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