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RefNoPP/22/16
Previous numbersPP/54/17
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'On the geometrical construction of the oxygen absorption lines great A, great B, and α of the solar spectrum' by George Higgs
CreatorHiggs; George (fl 1891-1893)
Date1893
DescriptionHiggs writes: 'In the early part of August, 1890, the photographic work of the normal solar spectrum which I had undertaken had been carried as far as great A, or the limit of visibility in the red, and to λ 8350, or beyond z, in the invisible regions. During the two previous months of continuously dull weather, while classifying and comparing results, I was interested, on making a close examination of the head portion of the A line, to find the symmetrical construction, the rhythmical grouping, the harmonic order of sequence, and other characteristics of the B line repeated here in every detail.'

Annotations in pencil and ink.

Subject: Spectroscopy / Astronomy

Received 20 February 1893 / 3 March 1893. Read 9 March 1893. Communicated by Richard Tetley Glazebrook.

A version of this paper was published in volume 54 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the geometrical construction of the oxygen absorption lines great A, great B, and α of the solar spectrum'.
Extent18p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1893.0070
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8225Glazebrook; Sir; Richard Tetley (1854 - 1935)1854 - 1935
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