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Harvard classification
/ ˈhɑːvəd /
noun
- See spectral typea classification of stars based on the characteristic spectral absorption lines and bands of the chemical elements present See spectral type
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Harvard classification1
C20: named after the observatory at Harvard, Massachusetts, where it was prepared and published as part of The Henry Draper Catalogue (1924)
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