RUSSELL, HENRY NORRIS

1877–1957, American astronomer, b. Oyster Bay, N.Y., grad. Princeton, 1897. In 1902 he went to Cambridge, England, to study. He returned to Princeton in 1905, was professor of astronomy there (1911–27), research professor (1927–47), and director of the observatory (1912–47). In 1947 he became research associate at the Harvard Observatory. Russell established a method of determining the dimensions of eclipsing binary stars. With Ejnar Hertzsprung he devised the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. His spectroscopic studies resulted in his development of a theory of stellar evolution. He wrote Determinations of Stellar Parallax (1911), Astronomy (1926–27), Fate and Freedom (1927), The Solar System and Its Origin (1935), and The Masses of the Stars (with C. E. Moore, 1940).

See biography by D. H. DeVorkin (2000).

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Writing Realism: Howells, James, and Norris in the Mass Market
Book by Daniel H. Borus; University of North Carolina Press, 1989
Subjects: American Fiction--19th Century--History And Criticism, American Fiction--20th Century--History And Criticism, Howells, William Dean--1837-1920--Criticism And Interpretation, James, Henry--1843-1916--Criticism And Interpretation, Norris, Frank--1870-1902--Criticism And Interpretation, Realism In Literature
...1872 : 366-78. Petter, Henry. The Early American Novel...and Career . New York: Russell and Russell, 1969. _____. The Novels of Frank Norris . Bloomington: Indiana...1954. Powers, Lyall. Henry James and the Naturalist...
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Literature and Insurgency: Ten Studies in Racial Evolution: Mark Twain, Henry James, William Dean Howells, Frank Norris, David Graham Phillips, Stewart Edward White, Winston Churchill, Edith Wharton, Gertrude Atherton, and Robert W. Chambers
Book by John Curtis Underwood; Biblo and Tannen, 1974
Subjects: American Fiction--19th Century--History And Criticism
...the, assurance of one who beholds what we, hope for and aspire After, become a reality and a possession forever." James Russell Lowell, 1889. "The institutions of society are to be judged by their fitness to place the right men in the right places...
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James Russell Lowell and His Friends
Book by Edward Everett Hale; Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1899
Subjects: Lowell, James Russell--1819-1891
...Besant, James Payn, David Christie Murray, Henry Rider Haggard, Robert Louis Stevenson, Clark Russell. Take those ten names only, and you say...George Macdonald, George Meredith, W. E. Norris, Mrs. Ritchie Anne Thack eray , Mrs. Oliphant...
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Astronomy: A Revision of Young's Manual of Astronomy - Vol. 1
Book by Henry Norris Russell, Raymond Smith Dugan, John Quincy Stewart; Ginn, 1926
Subjects: Astronomy, Solar System
...MacMillan, Mr. D. M. Barringer, and Mr. Howard Russell Butler. Special acknowledgments are made in connection...the printing and in the making of the numerous cuts. HENRY NORRIS RUSSELL RAYMOND SMITH DUGAN JOHN QUINCY STEWART
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Henry Howard: Earl of Surrey
Book by Edwin Casady; Modern Language Association of America, 1938
Subjects: Surrey, Henry Howard--Earl Of--1517?-1547
Neville, Henry, Lord 5th Earl of Westmorland...Margaret Stafford, Lady Elizabeth. Norris, Henry, 54 . Nott, George Frederick...Roos, Lord, see Manners, Henry. Rosington, John, 175 . Russell, John, Lord, 83 . Saint John...
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Theory-Change and the Logic of Enquiry: New Bearings in Philosophy of Science
Journal article by Christopher Norris; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 53, 1999
Subjects: Husserl, Edmund--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Phenomenology--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Science and civilization--Analysis, Science--Philosophy
...discussion, see Christopher Norris, Resources of Realism: Prospects...New York: Wiley, 1974); Henry Krips, The Metaphysics of Quantum...York: Wiley, 1958); also Henry J. Folse, The Philosophy of...Mind 98 (1989): 207-24; Norris, Resources of Realism; Reference...
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Water and the West in Historical Imagination: Part Two-A Decade Later
Journal article by Jr. Norris Hundley; The Historian, Vol. 66, 2004
Subjects: American West (Historical region)--Natural history, American West (Historical region)--Social aspects, Frontier literature--Criticism and interpretation, Historians--Works
...similar topics--for example, Russell Martin, A Story That Stands...2001): 283-328. (57.) Norris Hundley, jr., The Great...xiii (quote). (76.) Russell Martin, A Story That Stands...Lewiston, Idaho, 1995). Norris Hundley, Jr. is a professor...
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Medicalisation or Under-treatment? Psychotropic Medication Use by Elderly People in New Zealand
Journal article by Pauline Norris, Simon Horsburgh, Kirsten Lovelock, Gordon Becket, Shirley Keown, Bruce Arroll, Jackie Cumming, Peter Herbison, Peter Crampton; Health Sociology Review, Vol. 20, 2011
...Elderly People in New Zealand by Pauline Norris , Simon Horsburgh , Kirsten Lovelock...about disease mongering (Moynihan and Henry 2006; Moynihan et al. 2002; Tiefer...primarily to non-elderly women. However Russell (1987) explicitly linked the conditions...
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Removing the Spin: toward a New Theory of Public Relations History
Journal article by Margot Opdycke Lamme, Karen Miller Russell; Journalism and Communication Monographs, Vol. 11, 2010
Subjects: Politics, Public relations, Theory
...Lamme , Karen Miller Russell PART I: OVERVIEW Introduction...Edward L. Bernays, and Henry (1997, 1998, 1999...from Elizabeth I (Norris, 2002) to Frances Willard...world view with William Henry Harrison, antagonized...dissolved Union, and Henry Hotze paid writers to...
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Examining the Basic Principles for Effective Leadership (a Scientifically-Based Structure)
Journal article by Russell N. Cassel; College Student Journal, Vol. 33, 1999
Subjects: Executive ability--Study and teaching, Leadership--Technique
...the classic experiments by Norris involved Garrett, the child...book "Why Me?" with Dr. Norris. He first learned to warm...York: Harper and Brothers. Norris, P. (1986). Biofeedback...20(2 3), 285-300. RUSSELL N. CASSEL, ED.D., ABPP...
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Harriet Russell Strong: Horticulturalist, Conservationist, and Feminist
Magazine article by Jane Apostol; California History, Vol. 85, March 2008
Subjects: Conservationists--Appreciation, Strong, Harriet Russell--Appreciation
...be put down." --HARRIET RUSSELL STRONG The author wishes to...address by Harriet Williams Russell Strong (hereafter cited as...21) Harriet (Hattie) Russell Strong, "Flood Control...All-American Canal, see Norris Hundley, Jr., The Great...
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Zero Tolerance
Magazine article by Neil de Grasse Tyson; Natural History, Vol. 106, July 1997
Subjects: Size, Universe
...appears in the correspondence between Henry Norris Russell, the noted Princeton astrophysicist (then of Yale University), and Henry Fairfield Osborn, director of...History. In a letter dated 1915, Russell lays out his ideas and recommendations...
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The Shapley-curtis Debate
Magazine article by Neil de Grasse Tyson; Natural History, Vol. 104, May 1995
Subjects: Astronomy, Curtis, Heber D, Shapley, Harlow (1885-1972), Stars & galaxies
...many who will regard this assumption as a rather drastic one. But Shapleys confidence was fueled by the work of Henry Norris Russell and Sir Arthur Eddington, two leading theorists of the day who had proffered compelling ideas about the internal...
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Season Preview 2009-10
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 26, October 2009
Subjects: Fishes
...Settler, John Henry Redwood; dir...Evans and Jenna Russell, Apr 30. Thurgood...Feb 2-Apr 11. Henry V,Shakespeare...Clybourne Park, Bruce Norris; dir: Howard...Hatcher, Bill Russell (also lyrics); music: Henry Krieger; dir...
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Season Preview 2002-03
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 19, October 2002
...28. The Sound of a Voice, David Henry Hwang; music: Philip Glass; dir...Mar 7-Apr 6. Springtime for Henry, Bans Levy; dir: Nicholas Martin...book, music and lyrics: Bill Russell and Henry Krieger. Apr 25-May 31. Childrens...
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George Wetherill, 80, Planetary Scientist
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 24, 2006
...and the 1991 Harry H. Hess Medal of the American Geophysical Union. In 2003, Mr. Wetherill was awarded the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, the highest honor bestowed by the American Astronomical Society. He was elected to the American...
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Football: PILGRIMS' HUNDRED YEARS WOE; Stoke 2 Plymouth 0
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), April 17, 2005
...Greenacre 6 (Paterson, 86 mins), Russell 7, Brammer 7, Clarke 6 - Jones 7 (Henry, 78 mins), Noel-Williams 6...Coughlan 6, Aljofree 7, Dodd 7 - Norris 6, Wotton 7 (Lasley, 80 mins...Ref: C Boyeson 6. CLINCHER: Russell
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Sport Club Notes
Newspaper article; The Chronicle (Toowoomba, Australia), April 22, 2009
...Wright 29 J.J.Meara 26 K.Henry 26 J Jones 25 Wednesday 29...6/15. P.Millard and K.Henry Other scores: S L.Norris 31 1/2. M.Crump/T.Sutton...37 1/2 S.Bressington / L.Russell 38. Sunday 18.4.09 Mixed...
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Your Unmissable Guide to the World of Soaps
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 11, 2006
...lips and sour expression. But it gave Russell his dissertation idea. Acting like an anthropological Henry Higgins, he started taking notes during...look like Mary Poppins. Ken Barlow to Norris Cole, Coronation Street. Top gondola...
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FOOTBALL: PULIS OFF THE MARK WITH A BUZ; Plymouth 2 Stoke 1
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), October 2, 2005
...City midfielder Darrel Russell and went in. Pulis...BUZSAKY 54mins, 8), Norris 7, Wotton 7, Capaldi...Broomes 6 - Chadwick 7 (Henry 86mins), Junior 6, Russell 6, Kolar 5 (Sigurdsson...72mins, 5). Ref: M. Russell 6. AKOS BUZSAKY
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Russell, Henry Norris
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
RUSSELL, HENRY NORRIS 1877 1957, American astronomer, b...associate at the Harvard Observatory. Russell established a method of determining...Hertzsprung he devised the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram . His spectroscopic studies...


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