Revolutionizing Our Understanding of the Universe

This chapter explores the pivotal contributions of Henrietta Swan Leavitt and Edwin Hubble to astronomy. It highlights Leavitt's discoveries on star brightness and distance as well as Hubble's groundbreaking identification of the Andromeda galaxy as a distinct entity, reshaping our understanding of the universe.

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