| 释义 |
ar·ge·lan·der's method
\ˈärgəˌlandərz-, -län-\ noun
Usage: capitalized A
Etymology: after F.W.A. Argelander died 1875 German astronomer
: a method of visual photometry that determines the magnitude of a star or the extent of changes in brightness of a variable star by comparisons with a sequence of neighboring stars of slightly different magnitudes |