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HENRY RUSSELL
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• HENRY RUSSELL (noun)
The noun HENRY RUSSELL has 1 sense:
1. United States astronomer who developed a theory of stellar evolution (1877-1957)
Familiarity information: HENRY RUSSELL used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States astronomer who developed a theory of stellar evolution (1877-1957)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Henry Norris Russell; Henry Russell; Russell
Instance hypernyms:
astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)
Context examples
Sir Henry Russell's widow, indeed, has no honours to distinguish her arms, but still it is a handsome equipage, and no doubt is well known to convey a Miss Elliot.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
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