Shapley was born on November 2, 1885, in Nashville, Missouri. He received the equivalent of a fifth-grade education and went to nearby Pittsburg, Kansas, where he took a business course. He became a reporter and, at the age of sixteen, moved to Joplin,...

The American astronomer Harlow Shapley (1885-1972) proved that our solar system is only a peripheral member of our galaxy. He is credited with bringing Harvard Observatory into a position of preeminence in the world of astronomy. Harlow Shapley was...

American astronomer Harlow Shapley was known for his accomplishments in astronomy, education, and humanitarian causes. Shapley, whose obituary in the New York Times described him as the "dean of American astronomers," was chiefly known for discovering...

Harlow Shapley discovered that the solar system does not rest in the center of the Milky Way, but is actually located in the outer regions of the...

1885-1972 American astronomer who improved astronomical education. Studying at Princeton under Henry Norris Russell, Shapley began his career at the Mount Wilson Observatory, where he researched globular star clusters. He stated that the Milky...

Harlow Shapley (November 2 1885 – October 20 1972) was an American astronomer. He was born on a farm in Nashville, Missouri, and dropped out of school with only the equivalent of a fifth-grade education. After studying at home and covering crime...

Willis Harlow Shapley, 88, the third-ranking administrator at NASA during the Apollo era and an authority on federal funding for research and development, died Oct. 24 at Sibley Memorial Hospital of cellulitis, a bacterial infection. He lived in the District. Mr. Shapley came...

OLIVE SHAPLEY was one of the first radio broadcasters and producers to take the microphone - sometimes accompanied by the seven-ton recording van - to people in the streets, in their homes, and at work: a startling departure from the studio-based broadcasting which was...