| RefNo | PP/16/19/2 |
| Previous numbers | PP/48/19 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Diagram, telescope cross-section by William Huggins and [Margaret Lindsay] Huggins |
| Creator | Huggins; Margaret Lindsay (1848 - 1915); Née; Murray; wife of William Huggins FRS; Irish-English astronomer; spectroscopist |
| Date | 1890 |
| Description | A schematic diagram showing a horizontal portion of the reflecting telescope used by the Huggins' in their investigations into the principal line in the spectrum of the nebula in Orion.
Subject: Astronomy / Spectroscopy
A print of this diagram was published in volume 48 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society alongside the paper 'On a re-determination of the principal line in the spectrum of the nebula in Orion, and on the character of the line'. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Diagram |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1890.0027 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7376 | Huggins; Sir; William (1824 - 1910); astronomer | 1824 - 1910 |