On this day in 1887 - October 25th - American astronomer Henry Norris Russell was born.

Russell was one of the major figures of early 20th century astronomy. He's best known for his development of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram which demonstrates stellar evolution. (Danish astronomer Ejnar Hertzsprung independently made the same discovery.)


Mona Evans
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