Published March 1978 | Version v1
Journal article

Steps toward the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram

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In the late nineteenth century, astronomers seeking to classify stars by their spectra using then-current concepts of stellar evolution found a temperature-luminosity plot that revolutionized the subject

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Journal Title
Physics Today
Journal Volume
31
Journal Issue
3
Series
Phys. Today.
Journal Page Range
32-39
ISSN
0031-9228

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
9396836
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
BRIGHTNESS; HERTZSPRUNG-RUSSELL DIAGRAM; LUMINOSITY; REVIEWS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECTRA; STAR EVOLUTION; STARS
Descriptors DEC
DIAGRAMS; DISTRIBUTION; DOCUMENT TYPES; INFORMATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

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