Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke1895h&link_type=abstract
"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 1895. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Stars, Stellar Models And Concepts
Scientific paper
Wolf-Rayet (W-R) stars are a class of peculiar stars first identified in
1867 by C J E WOLF and G RAYET. Unlike the spectra of most stars, which
are dominated by narrow absorption lines, the spectra of W-R stars show
broad emission lines. The rich emission line spectrum makes them easy to
identify, by spectroscopic observations, even at large distances....
Hillier D.
Murdin Paul
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