Variable Stars and Constant Commitments: the Stellar Career of Dorrit Hoffleit

Volume 40 number 1 (2012)

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Kristine Larsen
Physics and Earth Sciences, Central Connecticut State University, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06053; larsen@ccsu.edu

Abstract

The career of professional astronomer and AAVSO member Dorrit Hoffleit is summarized, highlighting her myriad contributions to variable star astronomy.