| Reference number | PP/17/1/1 |
| Previous numbers | PP/49/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Manuscript, 'On [Charles] Wolf and [Georges] Rayet's bright-line stars in Cygnus' by William Huggins and Margaret Lindsay Huggins |
| Date | 1890 |
| Description | The authors write: 'In 1867 MM. Wolf and Rayet discovered at the Paris Observatory three small stars in Cygnus, which in the spectroscope showed several bright lines upon a continuous spectrum. All three stars have a very bright band in the blue part of the spectrum. These stars are: –B. D. + 35°, No. 4001. B. D. + 35°, No. 4013. B. D. + 36°, No. 3956.'
Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes one page of spectrum diagrams.
Subject: Astronomy / Spectroscopy
Received 25 November 1890. Read 11 December 1890.
A version of this paper was published in volume 49 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On Wolf and Rayet's bright-line stars in Cygnus'. |
| Extent | 25p |
| 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.1890.0063 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7376 | Huggins; Sir; William (1824 - 1910); astronomer | 1824 - 1910 |