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and is among the first works that endeavored to create detailed mathematical models for complex physical systems. Along with
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and G. Keller, Harrison published models in 1944, 1946 and 1947 discussing stars modeled with
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American Men & Women of Science. New Providence, N.J., 14th ed. 1979, p. 2038.
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Harrison, Marjorie Hall. "Stellar models." Thesis, University of Chicago (1947).
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in September 1918. In 1947, she authored one of the first scientific books, a
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Donald E. Osterbrock. "Chandra and his students at Yerkes Observatory"
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at the University of Toronto in 1938. Hall Harrison died in
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