Why Do Cepheid Variables Have That Strange Name

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Multiple Choice

Why do Cepheid variables have that strange name?

• A) they were discovered by an astronomer named George Cepheid
• B) the first star discovered to be this kind of variable had the Latin name Cepheidus
• C) the word Cepheid means changing in brightness in ancient Greek
• D) the first such variable was discovered in a constellation called Cepheus
• E) the astronomer who discovered them had a dog named Ceffie

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