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Hertzsprung–Russell diagram

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  • noun astronomy : a plot of the absolute magnitude of stars versus their colour (or surface temperature); shows the main sequence of stars plus the white dwarfs and red giants

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From Ejnar Hertzsprung and Henry Norris Russell, astronomers

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