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  • Harlow Shapley
  • American scientist and political activist (1885–1972)

    Harlow Shapley (November 2, 1885 – October 20, 1972) was an American astronomer, who served as head of the Harvard College Observatory from 1921–1952,

    Harlow Shapley

    Harlow Shapley

    Harlow_Shapley

  • Great Debate (astronomy)
  • 1920 debate between Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis on whether there were other galaxies

    called the Shapley–Curtis Debate, was held on 26 April 1920 at the U.S. National Museum in Washington, D.C. between the astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber

    Great Debate (astronomy)

    Great Debate (astronomy)

    Great_Debate_(astronomy)

  • Galactocentrism
  • Discredited cosmological model, early 20th Century

    19th century, was overthrown by astronomer Harlow Shapley's work on globular clusters in 1918. Shapley's research marked the transition from heliocentrism

    Galactocentrism

    Galactocentrism

  • Lloyd Shapley
  • American mathematician (1923–2016)

    " Lloyd Shapley was born on June 2, 1923, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the sons of astronomers Harlow Shapley and Martha Betz Shapley, both from

    Lloyd Shapley

    Lloyd Shapley

    Lloyd_Shapley

  • Shapley Supercluster
  • Supercluster in the constellation Centaurus

    nearby superclusters that are moving towards the structure. In 1930, Harlow Shapley and his colleagues at the Harvard College Observatory started a survey

    Shapley Supercluster

    Shapley Supercluster

    Shapley_Supercluster

  • Martha Betz Shapley
  • American astronomer

    she left the program to marry Harlow Shapley, an astronomer who had been a fellow student with her in Missouri. Shapley moved with her husband to the

    Martha Betz Shapley

    Martha_Betz_Shapley

  • Harlow (given name)
  • Name list

    1950), American historian Harlow Rothert (1908–1997), American athlete Harlow Shapley (1885–1972), American astronomer Harlow Giles Unger (1931–2025),

    Harlow (given name)

    Harlow (given name)

    Harlow_(given_name)

  • Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class
  • Classification system of globular clusters

    scale. This became known as the Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class. Hogg, Helen Battles Sawyer (October 1965). "Harlow Shapley and Globular Clusters". Publications

    Shapley–Sawyer Concentration Class

    Shapley–Sawyer_Concentration_Class

  • Shapley
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    Harbor Harlow Shapley (1885–1972), American astronomer, married to Martha Martha Betz Shapley (1890–1981), American astronomer, married to Harlow Mildred

    Shapley

    Shapley

  • Willis Shapley
  • American civil servant

    Apollo program. Shapley was born March 2, 1917, in Pasadena, California. His parents were astronomers Harlow Shapley and Martha Betz Shapley. He attended

    Willis Shapley

    Willis Shapley

    Willis_Shapley

  • Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
  • British and American astronomer (1900–1979)

    Comrie, then a PhD student at Cambridge University, introduced her to Harlow Shapley, the director of the Harvard College Observatory, after a lecture in

    Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

    Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

    Cecilia_Payne-Gaposchkin

  • Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions
  • American advocacy association

    McManus, William Morris, Alonzo F. Myers, John P. Peters, Paul Robeson, Harlow Shapley, Herman Shumlin, Carl Van Doren Other sources: National: Executive chair:

    Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions

    Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions

    Independent_Citizens_Committee_of_the_Arts,_Sciences_and_Professions

  • Shapley 1
  • Planetary nebula in the constellation Norma

    system whose orbit is perpendicular to Earth. Discovered in 1936 by Harlow Shapley, it is approximately 4900 light years from Earth, and is around 8700

    Shapley 1

    Shapley 1

    Shapley_1

  • Milky Way
  • Galaxy containing the Solar System

    the universe. Following the 1920 Great Debate between the astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Doust Curtis, observations by Edwin Hubble in 1923 showed

    Milky Way

    Milky Way

    Milky_Way

  • Leslie Peltier
  • American astronomer

    described as "the world's greatest non-professional astronomer" by Harlow Shapley. Leslie Copus Peltier was born in Delphos, Ohio. Delphos is located

    Leslie Peltier

    Leslie_Peltier

  • Galactic Center
  • Rotational center of the Milky Way galaxy

    center of the Milky Way galaxy, and that Sirius might be the star. Harlow Shapley stated in 1918 that the halo of globular clusters surrounding the Milky

    Galactic Center

    Galactic Center

    Galactic_Center

  • Georges Lemaître
  • Belgian scientist and Catholic priest (1894–1966)

    Cambridge in 1923–1924, and to the United States, where he worked with Harlow Shapley at the Harvard College Observatory and at the Massachusetts Institute

    Georges Lemaître

    Georges Lemaître

    Georges_Lemaître

  • Shapley (crater)
  • Crater on the Moon

    Shapley is a lunar impact crater that lies along the southern edge of Mare Crisium. It was named after American astronomer Harlow Shapley. It was previously

    Shapley (crater)

    Shapley (crater)

    Shapley_(crater)

  • Shapley-Ames Catalog
  • observations of 1249 objects brighter than 13.2 magnitude. It was compiled by Harlow Shapley and Adelaide Ames. They identified 1189 objects based on the New General

    Shapley-Ames Catalog

    Shapley-Ames_Catalog

  • Of Stars and Men
  • 1964 film by John Hubley

    John Hubley, based on the 1959 book of the same title by astronomer Harlow Shapley, who also narrates. It was produced by Hubley and Faith Hubley and has

    Of Stars and Men

    Of_Stars_and_Men

  • American Astronomical Society
  • Society of professional astronomers based in Washington, DC

    (1934–1937) Robert Grant Aitken (1937–1940) Joel Stebbins (1940–1943) Harlow Shapley (1943–1946) Otto Struve (1946–1949) Alfred Harrison Joy (1949–1952)

    American Astronomical Society

    American Astronomical Society

    American_Astronomical_Society

  • 878 Mildred
  • Main-belt asteroid

    re-discovered in 1991 by Gareth V. Williams. It is named after Mildred Shapley Matthews. By comparing the asteroid's perceived brightness and the then

    878 Mildred

    878_Mildred

  • Globular cluster
  • Spherical collection of stars

    Second Thousand New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (1789). In 1914, Harlow Shapley began a series of studies of globular clusters, published across about

    Globular cluster

    Globular cluster

    Globular_cluster

  • NGC 1049
  • Globular cluster in the constellation Fornax

    October 19, 1835, while the parent galaxy was discovered in 1938 by Harlow Shapley. "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for NGC 1049. Retrieved 2006-11-17

    NGC 1049

    NGC 1049

    NGC_1049

  • Galaxy
  • System of stars and interstellar matter

    Milky Way. For this reason they were popularly called island universes. Harlow Shapley began to advocate for the term "galaxy" and against using "universes"

    Galaxy

    Galaxy

    Galaxy

  • Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
  • research. The idea for the lectureship came from then society President Harlow Shapley in 1945, who led the fund raising drive to collect $10,000 from the

    Henry Norris Russell Lectureship

    Henry Norris Russell Lectureship

    Henry_Norris_Russell_Lectureship

  • Virgo Supercluster
  • Historical local supercluster home to the Milky Way

    Supergalaxy" in 1953, which he changed to "Local Supercluster" (LSC) in 1958. Harlow Shapley, in his 1959 book Of Stars and Men, suggested the term Metagalaxy. Debate

    Virgo Supercluster

    Virgo Supercluster

    Virgo_Supercluster

  • IC 342
  • Spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis

    Local Group, but it was later determined not to be a member. In 1935, Harlow Shapley found that it was wider than the full moon, and by angular size the

    IC 342

    IC 342

    IC_342

  • Hercules Superclusters
  • Superclusters in the constellation Hercules

    Supercluster, helping make up part of the CfA2 Great Wall. In the 1930s, Harlow Shapley studied the structure of the distribution of galaxies in the constellation

    Hercules Superclusters

    Hercules Superclusters

    Hercules_Superclusters

  • Joseph Cotten
  • American actor (1905–1994)

    visit FDR at the White House (October 1944). From left: Van Wyck Brooks, Hannah Dorner, Jo Davidson, Jan Kiepura, Cotten, Dorothy Gish, Dr. Harlow Shapley

    Joseph Cotten

    Joseph Cotten

    Joseph_Cotten

  • Messier 22
  • Elliptical globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius

    one of the first globular clusters to be carefully studied – first by Harlow Shapley in 1930. He placed within it roughly 70,000 stars and found it had a

    Messier 22

    Messier 22

    Messier_22

  • Henrietta Swan Leavitt
  • American astronomer (1868–1921)

    the American Association of Variable Star Observers. In 1921, when Harlow Shapley took over as director of the observatory, Leavitt was made head of stellar

    Henrietta Swan Leavitt

    Henrietta Swan Leavitt

    Henrietta_Swan_Leavitt

  • Adelaide Ames
  • American astronomer (1900–1932)

    National Cemetery. In 1921, Harlow Shapley became director of HCO, and soon afterward hired Ames as an assistant. Ames was Shapley's first graduate student

    Adelaide Ames

    Adelaide_Ames

  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • US honorary society and policy research center

    Parker 1935–1937 Roscoe Pound 1937–1939 Dugald C. Jackson 1939–1944 Harlow Shapley 1944–1951 Howard Mumford Jones 1951–1954 Edwin Herbert Land 1954–1957

    American Academy of Arts and Sciences

    American Academy of Arts and Sciences

    American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences

  • Cepheid variable
  • Type of variable star that pulsates radially

    binary system. However, in 1914, Harlow Shapley demonstrated that this idea should be abandoned. Two years later, Shapley and others had discovered that

    Cepheid variable

    Cepheid variable

    Cepheid_variable

  • Horologium-Reticulum Supercluster
  • Supercluster in the constellations Horologium and Eridanus

    Horologium Supercluster was in 1899; Harlow Shapley noticed it in 1935. The first attempt to study the supercluster after Shapley was in 1983. The Horologium-Reticulum

    Horologium-Reticulum Supercluster

    Horologium-Reticulum Supercluster

    Horologium-Reticulum_Supercluster

  • Mildred Shapley Matthews
  • Book editor and writer known for astronomy books

    daughter of astronomers Harlow Shapley and Martha Betz Shapley; her father named the asteroid 878 Mildred for her. Mildred Shapley, one of five siblings

    Mildred Shapley Matthews

    Mildred_Shapley_Matthews

  • Bruce Medal
  • Award for contribution to astronomy

    foundation of modern stellar astrophysics. Other recipients include Harlow Shapley (1939), who measured the size of the Milky Way and located the solar

    Bruce Medal

    Bruce Medal

    Bruce_Medal

  • John Hubley
  • American film director, producer, and screenwriter (1914–1977)

    Harlow Shapley dated June 24, 1959. Collection of the Harvard University Library. Accessed digitally August 13, 2022. Letter from Dr. Harlow Shapley to

    John Hubley

    John Hubley

    John_Hubley

  • June Lorraine Matthews
  • American nuclear physicist (born 1939)

    1939, to Mildred and Ralph Matthews and is the eldest granddaughter of Harlow Shapley. Matthews completed her undergraduate degree in Physics at Carleton

    June Lorraine Matthews

    June_Lorraine_Matthews

  • James Jackson (physician)
  • American physician (1777–1867)

    (1933–1935) Roscoe Pound (1935–1937) Dugald C. Jackson (1937–1939) Harlow Shapley (1939–1944) Howard Mumford Jones (1944–1951) Edwin H. Land (1951–1954)

    James Jackson (physician)

    James Jackson (physician)

    James_Jackson_(physician)

  • Fire and Ice (poem)
  • 1920 poem written by Robert Frost

    Arts" presentation, the prominent astronomer Harlow Shapley claims to have inspired "Fire and Ice". Shapley describes an encounter he had with Frost a year

    Fire and Ice (poem)

    Fire and Ice (poem)

    Fire_and_Ice_(poem)

  • Period-luminosity relation
  • Astronomical principle

    distance to any Cepheid could then be determined. The relation was used by Harlow Shapley in 1918 to investigate the distances of globular clusters and the absolute

    Period-luminosity relation

    Period-luminosity relation

    Period-luminosity_relation

  • Simone Daro Gossner
  • Belgian-American astronomer

    in their Wisdom program, talking with Harlow Shapley in the episode "A Conversation with Dr. Harlow Shapley". She also contributed to the popularization

    Simone Daro Gossner

    Simone_Daro_Gossner

  • 1948 Progressive National Convention
  • United States political event

    Progressive Citizens of America members, 1947. (Seated, L-R): Henry A. Wallace and Elliott Roosevelt (Standing, L-R): Dr. Harlow Shapley and Jo Davidson.

    1948 Progressive National Convention

    1948 Progressive National Convention

    1948_Progressive_National_Convention

  • Hélène R. Dickel
  • American astronomer (born 1938)

    Wavelength Array project from 2005-2018. American Astronomical Society's Harlow Shapley Visiting lecturer, 1981-1992 Dickel served in the American Chemical

    Hélène R. Dickel

    Hélène_R._Dickel

  • Milton Katz
  • American jurist (1907–1995)

    (1933–1935) Roscoe Pound (1935–1937) Dugald C. Jackson (1937–1939) Harlow Shapley (1939–1944) Howard Mumford Jones (1944–1951) Edwin H. Land (1951–1954)

    Milton Katz

    Milton_Katz

  • Helen Sawyer Hogg
  • American-Canadian astronomer (1905–1993)

    worked with Dr. Harlow Shapley, the director of the graduate program in astronomy. Following the expectations and work ethic of Dr. Shapley, Hogg worked

    Helen Sawyer Hogg

    Helen Sawyer Hogg

    Helen_Sawyer_Hogg

  • Jonathan Fanton
  • American academic and nonprofit executive (born 1943)

    (1933–1935) Roscoe Pound (1935–1937) Dugald C. Jackson (1937–1939) Harlow Shapley (1939–1944) Howard Mumford Jones (1944–1951) Edwin H. Land (1951–1954)

    Jonathan Fanton

    Jonathan_Fanton

  • Fornax Dwarf
  • Dwarf galaxy in the constellation Fornax

    elliptical galaxy in the constellation Fornax that was discovered in 1938 by Harlow Shapley. He discovered it while he was in South Africa on photographic plates

    Fornax Dwarf

    Fornax Dwarf

    Fornax_Dwarf

  • Horace Kallen
  • American philosopher (1882–1974)

    Press. ISBN 0-226-29320-3. Chap. 8, Two Men of Science, p. 175, namely Harlow Shapley and Kallen. "Oppose Teachers' Oath". New York Times. 9 April 1933. p

    Horace Kallen

    Horace_Kallen

  • John Pickering (linguist)
  • American linguist

    (1933–1935) Roscoe Pound (1935–1937) Dugald C. Jackson (1937–1939) Harlow Shapley (1939–1944) Howard Mumford Jones (1944–1951) Edwin H. Land (1951–1954)

    John Pickering (linguist)

    John Pickering (linguist)

    John_Pickering_(linguist)

  • Carl K. Seyfert
  • American astronomer

    1936. His thesis was "Studies of the External Galaxies", supervised by Harlow Shapley. The thesis dealt with colors and magnitudes of galaxies. In 1935 Seyfert

    Carl K. Seyfert

    Carl_K._Seyfert

  • Howard Mumford Jones
  • (1933–1935) Roscoe Pound (1935–1937) Dugald C. Jackson (1937–1939) Harlow Shapley (1939–1944) Howard Mumford Jones (1944–1951) Edwin H. Land (1951–1954)

    Howard Mumford Jones

    Howard_Mumford_Jones

  • Dugald C. Jackson
  • American electrical engineer (1865–1951)

    (1933–1935) Roscoe Pound (1935–1937) Dugald C. Jackson (1937–1939) Harlow Shapley (1939–1944) Howard Mumford Jones (1944–1951) Edwin H. Land (1951–1954)

    Dugald C. Jackson

    Dugald_C._Jackson

  • Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy
  • Dwarf spheroidal Galaxy in the constellation Sculptor

    constellation Sculptor. It was discovered in 1937 by American astronomer Harlow Shapley using the 24-inch Bruce refractor at Boyden Observatory. The galaxy

    Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy

    Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy

    Sculptor_Dwarf_Galaxy

  • Kirtley F. Mather
  • American geologist

    Lark-Horovitz, Walter Richard Miles, Elvin Charles Stakman, sitting: Anton Julius Carlson, Kirtley Fletcher Mather, Forest Ray Moulton, Harlow Shapley.

    Kirtley F. Mather

    Kirtley F. Mather

    Kirtley_F._Mather

  • William Watson Goodwin
  • American classical philologist

    (1933–1935) Roscoe Pound (1935–1937) Dugald C. Jackson (1937–1939) Harlow Shapley (1939–1944) Howard Mumford Jones (1944–1951) Edwin H. Land (1951–1954)

    William Watson Goodwin

    William Watson Goodwin

    William_Watson_Goodwin

  • Scopes trial
  • 1925 US legal case in Tennessee

    Mather, "Creation and Evolution", in Science Ponders Religion, ed. Harlow Shapley (New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1960), pp. 32–45. Scopes, John Thomas

    Scopes trial

    Scopes trial

    Scopes_trial

  • Drake equation
  • Estimate of extraterrestrial civilizations

    [citation needed] Two months later, Harvard University astronomy professor Harlow Shapley speculated on the number of inhabited planets in the universe, saying

    Drake equation

    Drake equation

    Drake_equation

  • John Strong Newberry
  • American physician, geologist and paleontologist

    Julius Carlson (1944) James B. Conant (1945) Charles F. Kettering (1946) Harlow Shapley (1947) Edmund Ware Sinnott (1948) Elvin Stakman (1949) Roger Adams (1950)

    John Strong Newberry

    John Strong Newberry

    John_Strong_Newberry

  • Jo Davidson
  • American sculptor (1883–1952)

    the White House (October 1944). From left, Van Wyck Brooks, Hannah Dorner, Jo Davidson, Jan Kiepura, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Gish, Dr. Harlow Shapley.

    Jo Davidson

    Jo Davidson

    Jo_Davidson

  • World Congress of Intellectuals in Defense of Peace
  • 1948 international congress held in Wrocław, Poland

    Redol Madeleine Renaud James Maude Richards O. John Rogge Anna Seghers Harlow Shapley Mikhail Sholokhov Wacław Sierpiński Minnette de Silva Antoni Słonimski

    World Congress of Intellectuals in Defense of Peace

    World Congress of Intellectuals in Defense of Peace

    World_Congress_of_Intellectuals_in_Defense_of_Peace

  • Immanuel Velikovsky
  • Russian-American writer and catastrophist

    to academic libraries and scientists, including Harvard astronomer Harlow Shapley in 1947. In 1950, after eight publishing houses rejected the Worlds

    Immanuel Velikovsky

    Immanuel Velikovsky

    Immanuel_Velikovsky

  • Proxima Centauri
  • Nearest star to the Solar System

    (333,000 km), or approximately 0.24 R☉. In 1951, American astronomer Harlow Shapley announced that Proxima Centauri is a flare star. Examination of past

    Proxima Centauri

    Proxima Centauri

    Proxima_Centauri

  • President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Head of international nonprofit organization

    Anton J. Carlson 1945: James B. Conant 1946: C. F. Kettering 1947: Harlow Shapley 1948: Edmund Ware Sinnott 1949: Elvin C. Stakman 1950: Roger Adams 1951:

    President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

    President_of_the_American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science

  • George Ellery Hale
  • American solar astronomer (1868–1938)

    the Hale Solar Laboratory. At Mount Wilson, he hired and encouraged Harlow Shapley and Edwin Hubble toward some of the most significant discoveries of

    George Ellery Hale

    George Ellery Hale

    George_Ellery_Hale

  • Hudson Hoagland
  • American neuroscientist

    (1933–1935) Roscoe Pound (1935–1937) Dugald C. Jackson (1937–1939) Harlow Shapley (1939–1944) Howard Mumford Jones (1944–1951) Edwin H. Land (1951–1954)

    Hudson Hoagland

    Hudson_Hoagland

  • Magellanic Clouds
  • Two dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way

    SMC by Henrietta Leavitt. Recalibration of the Cepheid scales allowed Harlow Shapley to refine the measurement, and these were again revised in 1952 following

    Magellanic Clouds

    Magellanic Clouds

    Magellanic_Clouds

  • Henry Norris Russell
  • American astronomer (1877–1957)

    University Doctoral advisor Charles Augustus Young Doctoral students Harlow Shapley (1913) Donald Howard Menzel (1924) Lyman Spitzer (1938) Frank Bradshaw

    Henry Norris Russell

    Henry Norris Russell

    Henry_Norris_Russell

  • Edwin Hubble
  • American astronomer (1889–1953)

    establishment of the time, in particular by Harvard University–based Harlow Shapley. Despite the opposition, Hubble had his findings published in The New

    Edwin Hubble

    Edwin Hubble

    Edwin_Hubble

  • Messier 72
  • Globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius

    called it a bright "cluster of stars of a round figure". Astronomer Harlow Shapley noted a similarity to Messier 4 and 12. It is visible in a good night

    Messier 72

    Messier 72

    Messier_72

  • Leslie Berlowitz
  • United States educator and educational administrator (1944-2020)

    (1933–1935) Roscoe Pound (1935–1937) Dugald C. Jackson (1937–1939) Harlow Shapley (1939–1944) Howard Mumford Jones (1944–1951) Edwin H. Land (1951–1954)

    Leslie Berlowitz

    Leslie_Berlowitz

  • List of largest cosmic structures
  • LGQ to be discovered with lasers and rays. Shapley Supercluster 400,000,000 First identified by Harlow Shapley as a cloud of galaxies in 1930, it was not

    List of largest cosmic structures

    List of largest cosmic structures

    List_of_largest_cosmic_structures

  • Edward Augustus Holyoke
  • American physician (1728–1829)

    (1933–1935) Roscoe Pound (1935–1937) Dugald C. Jackson (1937–1939) Harlow Shapley (1939–1944) Howard Mumford Jones (1944–1951) Edwin H. Land (1951–1954)

    Edward Augustus Holyoke

    Edward Augustus Holyoke

    Edward_Augustus_Holyoke

  • Heber Doust Curtis
  • American astronomer

    the same year he participated in the Great Debate with Harlow Shapley (also called the Shapley–Curtis Debate) on the nature of nebulae and galaxies, and

    Heber Doust Curtis

    Heber Doust Curtis

    Heber_Doust_Curtis

  • Messier 68
  • Globular cluster in the constellation Hydra

    first 28 being identified as early as 1919–20 by American astronomer Harlow Shapley. Most of the variables are of type RR Lyrae, or periodic variables.

    Messier 68

    Messier 68

    Messier_68

  • Epsilon Indi
  • Star system in the constellation of Indus

    They derived a parallax estimate of 0.22 ± 0.03 arcseconds. In 1923, Harlow Shapley of the Harvard Observatory derived a parallax of 0.45 arcseconds. In

    Epsilon Indi

    Epsilon Indi

    Epsilon_Indi

  • 1972
  • Calendar year

    History. Retrieved July 19, 2026. "Dr. Harlow Shapley Dies at 86. Dean of American Astronomers. Dr. Harlow Shapley, Dean of American Astronomers, Dies at

    1972

    1972

  • Worlds in Collision
  • 1950 book by Immanuel Velikovsky

    the publication of the book, partially by his writing to astronomer Harlow Shapley of Harvard, partially through his 1946 pamphlet Cosmos Without Gravitation

    Worlds in Collision

    Worlds_in_Collision

  • Elliott Roosevelt (general)
  • American military official and politician (1910–1990)

    Progressive Citizens of America members, 1947. (Seated, L-R): Henry A. Wallace and Elliott Roosevelt (Standing, L-R): Dr. Harlow Shapley and Jo Davidson.

    Elliott Roosevelt (general)

    Elliott Roosevelt (general)

    Elliott_Roosevelt_(general)

  • Peter Millman
  • Canadian astronomer

    he started a systematic study of meteor spectra at the suggestion of Harlow Shapley in 1929. He continued the work on meteors throughout his active scientific

    Peter Millman

    Peter Millman

    Peter_Millman

  • Messier 10
  • Globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus

    the cluster. The first to estimate the distance to the cluster was Harlow Shapley, although his derivation of 33,000 light years was much further than

    Messier 10

    Messier 10

    Messier_10

  • Shirley Ann Jackson
  • American physicist (born 1946)

    Julius Carlson (1944) James B. Conant (1945) Charles F. Kettering (1946) Harlow Shapley (1947) Edmund Ware Sinnott (1948) Elvin Stakman (1949) Roger Adams (1950)

    Shirley Ann Jackson

    Shirley Ann Jackson

    Shirley_Ann_Jackson

  • The Sky at Night
  • British TV science programme (since 1957)

    astronomers have appeared on the show through the years, including Harlow Shapley (the first to measure the size of the Milky Way galaxy), Fred Hoyle

    The Sky at Night

    The_Sky_at_Night

  • Solon Irving Bailey
  • American astronomer (1854–1931)

    the death of Edward Charles Pickering and prior to the appointment of Harlow Shapley. He worked as a senior colleague with Henrietta Leavitt. He was elected

    Solon Irving Bailey

    Solon Irving Bailey

    Solon_Irving_Bailey

  • Astronomy
  • Scientific study of celestial objects

    accurate tool for distance estimates. Using Cepheid variable stars, Harlow Shapley constructed the first accurate map of the Milky Way. Using the Hooker

    Astronomy

    Astronomy

    Astronomy

  • Don K. Price
  • American political scientist (1910–1995)

    Julius Carlson (1944) James B. Conant (1945) Charles F. Kettering (1946) Harlow Shapley (1947) Edmund Ware Sinnott (1948) Elvin Stakman (1949) Roger Adams (1950)

    Don K. Price

    Don_K._Price

  • Planets beyond Neptune
  • Hypothetical planets further than Neptune

    cometary object." In that same article, Harvard Observatory director Harlow Shapley wrote that Pluto was a "member of the Solar System not comparable with

    Planets beyond Neptune

    Planets beyond Neptune

    Planets_beyond_Neptune

  • Van Wyck Brooks
  • American literary critic, biographer and historian (1886–1963)

    at the White House (October 1944). From left: Van Wyck Brooks, Hannah Dorner, Jo Davidson, Jan Kiepura, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Gish, Dr. Harlow Shapley

    Van Wyck Brooks

    Van Wyck Brooks

    Van_Wyck_Brooks

  • Meanings of minor-planet names: 1–1000
  • DMP · 755 756 Lilliana 1908 DC Lillian, sister of American astronomer Harlow Shapley (1885–1972) DMP · 756 757 Portlandia 1908 EJ The city of Portland in

    Meanings of minor-planet names: 1–1000

    Meanings_of_minor-planet_names:_1–1000

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • International nonprofit organization

    Edward L. Thorndike 1935: Karl T. Compton 1942: Arthur H. Compton 1947: Harlow Shapley 1951: Kirtley F. Mather 1972: Glenn T. Seaborg 1975: Margaret Mead 1992:

    American Association for the Advancement of Science

    American Association for the Advancement of Science

    American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science

  • Institute on Religion in an Age of Science
  • American non-denominational society

    history at Boston College (1954–1959). Subsequent presidents included Harlow Shapley, Philip Hefner, Ursula Goodenough, and Varadaraja V. Raman. In 1954

    Institute on Religion in an Age of Science

    Institute_on_Religion_in_an_Age_of_Science

  • List of University of Missouri alumni
  • physicist, laser pioneer, and founder of International Laser Systems Harlow Shapley (AB 1910, AM 1911), astronomer; used RR Lyrae stars to correctly estimate

    List of University of Missouri alumni

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  • Michael Hoskin
  • British historian of science (1930–2021)

    1177/0021828615608791. ISSN 0021-8286. Hoskin, Michael (August 2016). "Harlow Shapley: The Making of an Observatory Director". Journal for the History of

    Michael Hoskin

    Michael_Hoskin

  • Henry Pickering Walcott
  • American physician

    (1933–1935) Roscoe Pound (1935–1937) Dugald C. Jackson (1937–1939) Harlow Shapley (1939–1944) Howard Mumford Jones (1944–1951) Edwin H. Land (1951–1954)

    Henry Pickering Walcott

    Henry Pickering Walcott

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  • Jacob Bigelow
  • American physician and botanist (1787–1879)

    (1933–1935) Roscoe Pound (1935–1937) Dugald C. Jackson (1937–1939) Harlow Shapley (1939–1944) Howard Mumford Jones (1944–1951) Edwin H. Land (1951–1954)

    Jacob Bigelow

    Jacob Bigelow

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  • Harvard Plate Stacks
  • Collection of astronomical glass negatives

    meeting in the Shannon Airport with Harvard College Observatory director, Harlow Shapley, and Irish President (Taoiseach), Éamon de Valera led to the idea and

    Harvard Plate Stacks

    Harvard Plate Stacks

    Harvard_Plate_Stacks

  • Hubble's law
  • Observation in physical cosmology

    the universe. In 1920, the Shapley–Curtis debate took place between Harlow Shapley and Heber D. Curtis over this issue. Shapley argued for a small universe

    Hubble's law

    Hubble's law

    Hubble's_law

  • Paul E. Klopsteg
  • American physicist (1889–1991)

    Julius Carlson (1944) James B. Conant (1945) Charles F. Kettering (1946) Harlow Shapley (1947) Edmund Ware Sinnott (1948) Elvin Stakman (1949) Roger Adams (1950)

    Paul E. Klopsteg

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    English : habitational name from any of various places called Harlow. One in West Yorkshire is probably named from Old English hær ‘rock’, ‘heap of stones’ + hlāw ‘mound’, ‘hill’; those in Essex and Northumberland have Old English here ‘army’ as the first element, perhaps in the sense ‘host’, ‘assembly’.English : There is also a record of this name as a variant of Cornish Penhollow.

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    English : habitational name from either of two minor places in Lancashire named Catlow.

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    Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Hereweald, HAROLD means "army ruler."

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    English : habitational name from any of several places called Barlow, especially those in Lancashire and West Yorkshire. The former is named with Old English bere ‘barley’ + hlāw ‘hill’; the latter probably has as its first element the derived adjective beren or the compound bere-ærn ‘barn’. There is also a place of this name in Derbyshire, named with Old English bār ‘boar’ or bere ‘barley’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’, and one in Shropshire, which is from bere ‘barley’ + lēah.

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    Pet form of French Charles, CHARLOT means "man." 

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