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Astronomy, a handy manual for students and others (1918)

Dyson, Frank Watson, Sir, 1868-1939 · New York, E.P. Dutton & Co. · leaf 237

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Diag. LXXXIX. Goodricke, who discovered the law of change in thebrightness of Algol, suggested that the star possessesa dark companion, which periodically intervenes be-tween Algol and the Earth and cuts off a part of thelight. Diagrams LXXXIX and XC illustrate exactlyhow this occurs. In Diagram…

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