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Explain why the stellar spectral types $(\mathrm{O}, \mathrm{B}, \mathrm{A}, \mathrm{F}, \mathrm{G}, \mathrm{K}, \mathrm{M})$ are not in alphabetical order. What sequence of temperatures is defined by these spectral types?
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