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The 10 pages that link to Eclipsing binary, each with the reason it gives.

• Binary starBroader topic: Its eclipses constrain stellar sizes, orbital inclination, and, with spectra, masses.

• Light curveBroader topic: Its alternating eclipses produce repeating light-curve minima.

• Variable starRelated: Its changing overlap dims the system without requiring either star’s luminosity to change.

• Stellar radiusRelated: Eclipse timing and light curves can yield precise stellar radii.

• Stellar pulsationCompared with: Its periodic dimming comes from changing alignment, not expansion and contraction of a star.

• Stellar activityCompared with: Eclipses cause brightness variations through changing visibility rather than changing surface activity.

• Henry Norris RussellBroader topic: These systems provided measurements of stellar dimensions that informed Russell’s comparative studies.

• AlgolNarrower topic: Mutual eclipses of Algol’s inner pair cause its prominent brightness dips.

• Flare starCompared with: Its dips arise from orbital geometry, not magnetic energy release.

• Mary Watson WhitneyRelated: Whitney and her students observed variable stars, including systems whose brightness changes through eclipses.