Henry Norris Russell

Henry Norris Russell
Born(1877-10-25)October 25, 1877
DiedFebruary 18, 1957(1957-02-18) (aged 79)
Alma materPrinceton University
Known for
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsPrinceton University
Doctoral advisorCharles Augustus Young[2]
Doctoral students

Henry Norris Russell ForMemRS HFRSE FRAS (October 25, 1877 – February 18, 1957) was an American astronomer who, along with Ejnar Hertzsprung, developed the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram (1910). In 1923, working with Frederick Saunders, he developed Russell–Saunders coupling, which is also known as LS coupling.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

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  2. ^ a b Henry Norris Russell at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. ^ David H. DeVorkin, Henry Norris Russell - google books
  4. ^ George Kean Sweetnam, The Command of Light - google books
  5. ^ Henry Norris RussellBiographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
  6. ^ Obituary MNRAS 118 (1958) 311
  7. ^ Obituary Obs 77 (1957) 67
  8. ^ Obituary PASP 69 (1957) 223
  9. ^ DeVorkin, David H (2000). Henry Norris Russell: Dean of American Astronomers. Princeton University Press. pp. 528 pages. ISBN 0-691-04918-1.
  10. ^ "Bibliography in Bruce Medalist page for Russell maintained by Joseph Tenn at Sonoma State University". Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2012-11-29.