She worked at the Harvard College Observatory as a “human computer,” laboriously measuring the positions and brightness of thousands of stars on photographic plates. She was particularly ...

Leavitt worked at Harvard College Observatory as a "computer" who would analyze photographic plates taken by Harvard's telescopes. In particular, Leavitt would scrutinize images of the Small and ...

It consists of the Harvard College Observatory and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. The center's main facility is located between Concord Avenue and Garden Street, with its mailing ...