Harlow Shapley

Description: (American Scientist and Political Activist)
American scientist Harlow Shapley is best-remembered for ascertaining correct position of Sun within Milky Way Galaxy and for heading the Harvard College Observatory. He determined the size and shape of the Milky Way Galaxy and the Sun’s position within it using the Cepheid variable stars and wrote the Liquid Water Belt that provided scientific acceptance to Hubertus Strughold’s ecosphere theory.

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Birthday November 2, 1885 (Scorpio)
Born In Nashville, Missouri, United States
Died on October 20, 1972
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