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Term: Baade-Wesselink method
Definition:

A method used to determine the size of certain types of pulsating stars, including Cepheids, from their magnitude variations (photometry) and the corresponding radial velocities (spectroscopy).

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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