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Leah Brown Allen (November 6, 1884 in Providence, Rhode Island[1] – February 1973[2]) was an American astronomer and Professor of Astronomy at Hood College.

She joined Lick Observatory as Carnegie Assistant in 1908.[3] Professor Allen began teaching astronomy at Hood in 1928.[4]

Education

She studied at Hope Street School, 1902. Then at Brown University, 1904–1906, special work in astronomy under Professor Winslow Upton.[3] She received her M.A. from Wellesley College in 1912.[5]

Prizes named in her honor

• Leah B. Allen Award for Excellence in Math and Science, Hood College
• Leah B. Allen Prize in Astronomy, Hood College

Correspondents

• Annie Jump Cannon[6]
• William F. Meggers[7]

Memberships

• American Astronomical Society[8]
• AAVSO, Charter Member [9]

Publications

• "A study of the peculiar spectrum of the star Eta Centauri" (Master's thesis, 1912) is held in the Wellesley College Archives Archived 2017-03-29 at the Wayback Machine.
• The radial velocities of twenty southern variable stars of class Me ; A study of the changes in the spectrum of T Centauri (Lick Observatory bulletin) University of California Press (1925) WorldCat

References

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- [en] Leah Allen

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[es] Leah Brown Allen

Leah Brown Allen (Providence, Rhode Island; 6 de noviembre de 1884[1] - febrero de 1973[2]) fue una astrónoma estadounidense, profesora de astronomía en el Hood College.

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[fr] Leah Brown Allen

Leah Brown Allen (née le 6 novembre 1884 à Providence, Rhode Island[1] et décédée en février 1973[2]) est une astronome américaine et professeur d'astronomie au Hood College (en).

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