| Reference number | AP/67/3 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'On the chief line of the spectrum of the nebulae [in Orion]' by J N [Joseph Norman] Lockyer |
| Date | 1890 |
| Description | Lockyer writes on the research of [William] Huggins into the position of the chief line of the spectrum of the nebulae in Orion 'relative to the line of lead near it.' See AP/67/8 for response from Huggins.
Annotations in pencil throughout. Includes a letter dated 2 February 1890.
Subject: Astronomy
Received 18 December 1890. Read 5 February 1891.
A version of this paper was published in volume 48 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the chief line in the spectrum of the nebulæ'. |
| Extent | 12p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1889.0005 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1890.0024 |
| Related records in the catalogue | AP/67/8 |
| RR/10/360 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6349 | Lockyer; Sir; Joseph Norman (1836 - 1920) | 1836 - 1920 |
| NA7376 | Huggins; Sir; William (1824 - 1910); astronomer | 1824 - 1910 |
| NA6673 | Rucker; Sir; Arthur William (1848 - 1915) | 1848 - 1915 |