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Definition of Harvard classification in English: Harvard classificationnounˈhɑːvədˈhärvərd ˌklasəfəˌkāSH(ə)n Astronomy A system of classification of stars based on their spectral types, the chief classes (O, B, A, F, G, K, M) forming a series from very hot bluish-white stars to cool dull red stars. 〔天文〕哈佛分类 Example sentencesExamples - In 1910 Annie Jump Cannon, working under the direction of Pickering, modified the Harvard classification system taking all of the absorption lines into account.
- This spectral sequence is known as the Harvard classification, although it can also be referred to as the MKK system after later development work by Morgan, Keenan and Kelman at Yerkes Observatory.
- In the course of the Harvard classification study, some of the old spectral types were consolidated together, and the types were re-arranged to reflect a steady change in the strengths of representative spectral lines.
- This classification is based on spectral lines sensitive to stellar surface gravity which is related to luminosity, as opposed to the Harvard classification which is based on surface temperature.
- Stars are given a Harvard classification according to the dominant element found in their spectra and the classes are ordered according to their surface temperature.
Origin1960s: named after the observatory at Harvard University, where it was devised. Definition of Harvard classification in US English: Harvard classificationnounˈhärvərd ˌklasəfəˌkāSH(ə)n Astronomy A system of classification of stars based on their spectral types, the chief classes (O, B, A, F, G, K, M) forming a series from hot bluish-white stars to cool dull red stars. 〔天文〕哈佛分类 Example sentencesExamples - In 1910 Annie Jump Cannon, working under the direction of Pickering, modified the Harvard classification system taking all of the absorption lines into account.
- This classification is based on spectral lines sensitive to stellar surface gravity which is related to luminosity, as opposed to the Harvard classification which is based on surface temperature.
- This spectral sequence is known as the Harvard classification, although it can also be referred to as the MKK system after later development work by Morgan, Keenan and Kelman at Yerkes Observatory.
- In the course of the Harvard classification study, some of the old spectral types were consolidated together, and the types were re-arranged to reflect a steady change in the strengths of representative spectral lines.
- Stars are given a Harvard classification according to the dominant element found in their spectra and the classes are ordered according to their surface temperature.
Origin1960s: named after the observatory at Harvard University, where it was devised. |