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September 27, 1993

Spectroscopic Determinations of Stellar Luminosities

Dr. Dorrit Hoffleit
Yale University

Darwin 103
4:00 PM

Dr. Dorrit Hoffleit of Yale University will discuss the history of the discovery of luminosity criteria in stellar spectra and their application to stellar distance determinations.