Reference number | RR/6/151 |
Level | Item |
Title | Second referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'Further observations on the spectra of some the stars and nebulae, with an attempt to determine therefrom whether these bodies are moving towards or from the earth, also observations on the spectra of the sun and of comet II., 1868' by William Huggins |
Date | 18 July 1868 |
Description | Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to the nebula theories of Pierre-Simon Laplace.
Subject: Astronomy
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society] |
Extent | 2p |
Format | Manuscript |
Physical description | Letter on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1868.0022 Vol.158 1868 |
Related records in the catalogue | RR/6/150 |
RR/6/152 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |
NA7376 | Huggins; Sir; William (1824 - 1910); astronomer | 1824 - 1910 |