who discovered the first ?
Henry Norris Russell, Edward Charles Pickering and Williamina Fleming
White dwarf
In 1910, Henry Norris Russell, Edward Charles Pickering and Williamina Fleming discovered that, despite being a dim star, 40 Eridani B was of spectral type A, or white. 
who was douglas albert munro ? A United States Coast Guardsman where was he born? Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada which educational institution did he attend? Cle Elum High School, Central Washington College of Education where is the latter located? Ellensburg, Washington, USA what is the climate like in this place? Cool semi-arid climate how did the place come into being? John Alden Shoudy arrived in the Kittitas Valley in 1871. Shoudy named the new town after his wife, Mary Ellen are there any museums here? UNANSWERABLE which ethnic groups are found here? White, Asian, African American, Native American where did the first term originate? From an Old English word what does the term symbolize as a color? Purity what is its significance in astronomy? A stellar remnant called the 'White dwarf' gets its faint luminosity from the emission of its stored thermal energy can you elaborate on the remnant? The term compact star (or stellar remnant) refers collectively to white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes.
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White dwarf [SEP] Discovery
The first white dwarf discovered was in the triple star system of 40 Eridani, which contains the relatively bright main sequence star 40 Eridani A, orbited at a distance by the closer binary system of the white dwarf 40 Eridani B and the main sequence red dwarf 40 Eridani C. The pair 40 Eridani B/C was discovered by William Herschel on 31 January 1783. In 1910, Henry Norris Russell, Edward Charles Pickering and Williamina Fleming discovered that, despite being a dim star, 40 Eridani B was of spectral type A, or white. In 1939, Russell looked back on the discovery: I was visiting my friend and generous benefactor, Prof.