Henry Norris Russell
Noun
Meaning
United States astronomer who developed a theory of stellar evolution (1877-1957)
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In the early 20th century, Henry Norris Russell proposed that, rather than being a new element, the line at 500.7 nm was due to a familiar element in unfamiliar conditions.
This became known as the Vogt-Russell theorem ; named after Heinrich Vogt and Henry Norris Russell.