Henrietta Swan
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Henrietta Swan Leavitt was an American astronomer whose discovery of the period–luminosity relationship of Cepheid variable stars provided a key method for measuring cosmic distances and helped establish the scale of the universe.
All labels observed (1)
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| Henrietta Swan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22983880 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henrietta Swan Context triple: [Henrietta Swan Leavitt, givenNames, Henrietta Swan]
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A.
Henrietta Edwards
Henrietta Edwards was the wife of American inventor Eli Whitney, known for his creation of the cotton gin.
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Henrietta Edwards
Henrietta Edwards was a Canadian women's rights activist and reformer, best known as one of the "Famous Five" who fought for women's legal recognition as persons under Canadian law.
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C.
Henrietta Vinton Davis
Henrietta Vinton Davis was an African American elocutionist, actress, and activist who became a prominent leader in Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association in the early 20th century.
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D.
Henrietta Atkins
Henrietta Atkins is a character in the 2019 British coming-of-age film "The Personal History of David Copperfield," portrayed as part of the story’s ensemble of eccentric Victorian-era figures.
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E.
Henrietta Pitt
Henrietta Pitt was a member of the prominent Pitt family of 18th-century Britain, related to influential political figures such as Hester Pitt.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henrietta Swan Target entity description: Henrietta Swan Leavitt was an American astronomer whose discovery of the period–luminosity relationship of Cepheid variable stars provided a key method for measuring cosmic distances and helped establish the scale of the universe.
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A.
Henrietta Edwards
Henrietta Edwards was the wife of American inventor Eli Whitney, known for his creation of the cotton gin.
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B.
Henrietta Edwards
Henrietta Edwards was a Canadian women's rights activist and reformer, best known as one of the "Famous Five" who fought for women's legal recognition as persons under Canadian law.
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C.
Henrietta Vinton Davis
Henrietta Vinton Davis was an African American elocutionist, actress, and activist who became a prominent leader in Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association in the early 20th century.
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D.
Henrietta Atkins
Henrietta Atkins is a character in the 2019 British coming-of-age film "The Personal History of David Copperfield," portrayed as part of the story’s ensemble of eccentric Victorian-era figures.
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E.
Henrietta Pitt
Henrietta Pitt was a member of the prominent Pitt family of 18th-century Britain, related to influential political figures such as Hester Pitt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Leavitt