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I’ve seen claims that Henry Norris Russell cited Payne on this result, but reading through his paper my impression is that he did not give Payne nearly as much credit as she deserved for the Hydrogen and Helium abundances. He cites Payne when discussing heavier elements, but when he arrives at the surprising result on the abundance of Hydrogen – a major discovery – he fails to mention that he convinced Payne to leave it out of her thesis. Maybe I'm missing something or he gave credit elsewhere.