Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on astrophysics, which arose in the 19th century once spectroscopy made the chemical composition of stars measurable.
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PublisherEncyclopaedia Britannica
URLhttps://www.britannica.com/science/astrophysics
Source Typeencyclopedia
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