Hertzsprung Describes Giant and Dwarf Stellar Divisions
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Scientists, Astronomy, Astronomers, Cosmology
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Scandinavian History
- Geographical Location: Scandinavia, Denmark
- Date: 1907
Article abstract: Hertzsprung described a classification system for stars in which stellar objects were categorized by size versus stellar spectral type and in which giant and dwarf stars were described.
Summary of Event
By the beginning of the twentieth century, astronomers had turned their telescopes on the stars and had begun the exceptionally arduous task of cataloging them. This work was an extension of the work of Hipparchus, a Greek astronomer who cataloged the stars (one thousand entries) in 130 b.c.e. Hipparchus’ catalog contained the...
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