Graphing variables is a critical skill in science. If something depends on something else – like the speed of sounds depends on air density, or the surface gravity of an object depends on its size – ...

On Oct. 8, 1873, Ejnar Hertzsprung was born near Copenhagen, Denmark. His father had studied astronomy and worked in finance, and Hertzsprung himself showed interest in astronomy and math, but pursued ...

IT has been suggested several times 1 that the flare activity observed in flash and U V Ceti stars is of a nature similar to that of solar flares. In this communication I shall adhere to this point of ...

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