Record

RefNoPP/3/31
Previous numbersPP/35/33
LevelFile
TitlePaper, 'The influence of water in the atmosphere on the solar spectrum and solar temperature' by [William De Wiveleslie] Abney and Edward [Robert] Festing
Date1883
DescriptionAbney and Festing write: 'In our paper on “Atmospheric Absorption in the Infra-red of the Solar Spectrum” (“Proc. Roy. Soc.,” vol. 35, p. 80) [see PP/3/13], we stated that the absorption by water coincided with the absorption bands to be found in the solar spectrum, and our proof rested in photographs which had been taken for some time back. In the diagram which we published (and in which are slight errors in shading at some parts, and which we here correct) we showed the coincidences as far as λ10,000, that being the limit to which we could accurately fix the wave-lengths.'

Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes seven pages of diagrams of experimental results.

Subject: Astronomy

Received 14 June 1883. Read 21 June 1883.

A version of this paper was published in volume 35 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'The influence of water in the atmosphere on the solar spectrum and solar temperature'.
Extent27p
FormatManuscript
Diagram
PhysicalDescriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1883.0059
RelatedRecordPP/3/13
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6775Festing; Edward Robert (1839 - 1912)1839 - 1912
NA6454Abney; Sir; William de Wiveleslie (1843 - 1920)1843 - 1920
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