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Who discovered Cepheid variable stars?

A. Henrietta Leavitt
B. Albert Einstein
C. Isaac Newton
D. Nikola Tesla

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Henrietta Leavitt is credited with discovering the period–luminosity relation in Cepheid variable stars.

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