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Brightest Variable Stars in M31 and M33

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1953

Edwin Powell Hubble1953

Science / Astronomy

Edwin Hubble and Allan Sandage publish a study of the brightest variable stars in M31 and M33, refining observations of luminous variables used in the extragalactic distance-scale programme.

Names involved

Edwin Powell Hubble

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