Harlow Shapley

Harlow Shapley (November 2, 1885 – October 20, 1972) was an American scientist, head of the Harvard College Observatory (1921–1952), and political activist during the latter New Deal and Fair Deal.

Shapley used Cepheid variable stars to estimate the size of the Milky Way Galaxy and the Sun's position within it. In 1953 he proposed his "liquid water belt" theory, now known as the concept of a habitable zone. Provided by Wikipedia
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1948
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1965
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1967
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1921
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1953
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1960
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1943
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1972
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1958
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1964
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1960
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1963
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1957
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1946
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1954
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1958
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1963
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1929
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    by Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
    Published 1969
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