| Preface | p. ix |
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| Stellar taxonomy | p. 1 |
| Spectral classification | p. 2 |
| Photometric classification | p. 5 |
| Spectral classification | p. 8 |
| The material of spectral classification | p. 8 |
| Description of the material | p. 10 |
| Factors which influence the line spectrum | p. 15 |
| Spectral feature anomalies | p. 20 |
| The technique of classification | p. 22 |
| Automated classification | p. 25 |
| Auxiliaries | p. 25 |
| Spectral classification systems | p. 31 |
| The Harvard system | p. 31 |
| Later developments of the Harvard system | p. 34 |
| The Yerkes system | p. 36 |
| Later developments of the Yerkes system | p. 40 |
| Possible extensions of the Yerkes system | p. 41 |
| Classification at higher plate factors | p. 42 |
| Photometric classification | p. 48 |
| Stellar photometry | p. 48 |
| Accuracy of measures | p. 56 |
| Color indices | p. 57 |
| Photometric systems | p. 58 |
| Choice of passbands | p. 59 |
| Interstellar effects | p. 61 |
| Interpretation of measures | p. 66 |
| Spectrophotometry | p. 69 |
| Auxiliaries | p. 69 |
| Photometric systems | p. 73 |
| The UBV system | p. 73 |
| The uvby system | p. 82 |
| Comparison of classification methods | p. 93 |
| Problem solving capability | p. 93 |
| Information content | p. 95 |
| Physical parameters and classification | p. 96 |
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| Introduction | p. 100 |
| O-type stars | p. 105 |
| Normal stars | p. 105 |
| Of stars | p. 114 |
| Oe stars | p. 116 |
| Wolf-Rayet stars | p. 117 |
| Subluminous WR stars | p. 127 |
| UV bright stars = AHB stars = HL stars | p. 128 |
| O-type subdwarfs | p. 130 |
| B-type stars | p. 136 |
| Normal stars | p. 136 |
| Be stars | p. 151 |
| B[e] stars | p. 164 |
| CNO stars | p. 165 |
| Helium abnormal stars | p. 167 |
| Bp and Ap stars | p. 173 |
| Runaway stars | p. 188 |
| Blue stragglers | p. 190 |
| B-type subdwarfs | p. 191 |
| 'sn' stars | p. 195 |
| [beta] Cep stars = [beta] CMa stars | p. 195 |
| P Cyg stars | p. 196 |
| Hydrogen deficient early type stars | p. 197 |
| A-type stars | p. 205 |
| Normal stars | p. 205 |
| Am stars | p. 217 |
| [delta] Scu and [delta] Del stars | p. 226 |
| [lambda] Boo stars | p. 227 |
| Horizontal branch stars | p. 229 |
| A-shell and Ae stars | p. 234 |
| Herbig Ae/Be stars | p. 237 |
| F-type stars | p. 241 |
| Normal stars | p. 241 |
| Fp and Fm stars | p. 250 |
| H and K emission line stars and related objects | p. 251 |
| Weak line stars | p. 257 |
| Subdwarfs | p. 262 |
| High velocity stars | p. 268 |
| G-type stars | p. 275 |
| Normal stars | p. 275 |
| Barium stars | p. 289 |
| CN anomalous stars | p. 297 |
| CH anomalous stars | p. 301 |
| T Tau and related stars | p. 306 |
| K-type stars | p. 316 |
| Normal stars | p. 316 |
| Carbon and related stars | p. 328 |
| Composite spectra stars and related objects | p. 343 |
| M-type stars | p. 350 |
| Normal stars | p. 350 |
| S-type and related stars | p. 364 |
| Flare and related stars | p. 372 |
| Brown dwarfs | p. 374 |
| Degenerates | p. 377 |
| White dwarfs | p. 377 |
| ZZ Ceti stars | p. 393 |
| Further developments | p. 395 |
| Incorporation of new information | p. 395 |
| Groupings of superior order | p. 398 |
| The future of classification methods | p. 405 |
| Index | p. 408 |
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