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Who First Calibrated the Cepheid Variable Stars for Use in Determining

Question 55

Question 55

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Who first calibrated the Cepheid variable stars for use in determining distance?


A) Edwin Hubble
B) Henrietta Leavitt
C) Carl Sagan
D) Harlow Shapley

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