Record

RefNoPP/9/3/3
Previous numbersPP/41/5
LevelItem
TitleDiagram, 'Diagram of stars in the Pleiades, as seen in an inverting telescope' by Charles Pritchard
Date1886
DescriptionA circle inside which the locations of stars in the constellation of Taurus including Merope, Maia, Alcyone, Atlas and Pleione are mapped.

Subject: Astronomy / Photography

A print of this diagram was published in volume 41 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society alongside the paper 'Researches in stelllar photography. 1. In its relation to the photometry of the stars; 2. Its applicability to astronomical measurements of great precision'.
Extent1p
FormatDiagram
PhysicalDescriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1886.0064
DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1886.0087
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CodePersonNameDates
NA5459Pritchard; Charles (1808 - 1893)1808 - 1893
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