| Reference number | PP/17/1/2 |
| Previous numbers | PP/49/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Diagrams, spectra by William Huggins and Margaret Lindsay Huggins |
| Creator | Huggins; Margaret Lindsay (1848-1915); née Murray; astronomer; wife of Sir William Huggins FRS |
| Date | 1890 |
| Description | One page of seven spectrum diagrams, labelled numbers 1-7. Diagrams 1-3 show the positions of the bright bands in stars No. 3956, No. 4013 and No. 3956 relative to the blue band of a Bunsen flame, according to [Hermann Carl] Vogel's measurements. Diagrams 4-7 show the same for stars No. 4001, No. 4013, No. 3956 and No. 3821 according to the Huggins' measurements.
Subject: Astronomy / Spectroscopy
Prints of these diagrams were published in volume 49 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society alongside the paper 'On Wolf and Rayet's bright-line stars in Cygnus'. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Diagram |
| Physical description | Ink 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 |