1906 ⟶ Hertzsprung Establishes Standard for Measuring Star Brightness

Ejnar Hertzsprung establishes the standard for measuring the...
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🌟 Hertzsprung Establishes Standard for Measuring Star Brightness

Ejnar Hertzsprung establishes the standard for measuring the true brightness of a star. He shows that there is a relationship between color and absolute magnitude for 90% of the stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. In 1913, Henry Norris Russell published a diagram that shows this relationship. Although astronomers agree that the diagram shows the sequence in which stars evolve, they argue about which way the sequence progresses. Arthur Eddington finally settles the controversy in 1924.⟶
Hertzsprung Establishes Standard for Measuring Star Brightness (1906)
AstronomyStellar EvolutionHertzsprungAbsolute MagnitudeMilky WayEarly 20th CenturyHenry Norris RussellArthur Eddington
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