| 1802 - 1860: | Fraunhofer lines -
   Dark lines in the sun's spectrum discovered 
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| 1851 - 1895: | Helium -
Discovered in the Sun before on Earth 
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| 1896 - 1913: | Proto-Hydrogen -
Helium mistaken for Hydrogen in some stars 
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| 1840 - 1928: | Nebulium -
Spectroscopy of nebulae by Huggins 
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| - 1930: | Auroral lines -
Spectral lines from Earth's aurora 
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| 1866 - 1929: | P Cygni lines -
novae with blue shifted lines 
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| 1867 - 1933: | Wolf-Rayet spectra -
Broad band emission lines 
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| 1869 - 1939: | Coronium -
Emission lines during solar eclipses in corona 
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| 1866 - 1942: | Shell Stars -
Stars having broad emission lines 
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| 1899 - 1946: | The Balmer Jump -
Hydrogen line jump in Vega-like stars 
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