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Alan MacRobert
This article outlines the discovery of spectra and stellar spectral classifications. Included are mnemonics of the spectral sequence, what spectra lines can tell astronomers about a star, how temperature and luminosity relate to the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, and luminosity classifications for stars.
A. MacRobert, The Spectral Types of Stars (Sky Publishing Corporation, Cambridge, 2003), <https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-resources/the-spectral-types-of-stars/>.
MacRobert, A. (2003). The Spectral Types of Stars. Retrieved March 22, 2025, from Sky Publishing Corporation: https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-resources/the-spectral-types-of-stars/
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