| Reference number | PP/11/17 |
| Previous numbers | PP/43/18 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Notes on the spectrum of the aurora' by Joseph Norman Lockyer |
| Date | [1887-1888] |
| Description | Lockyer writes: 'I exhibited to the Society on November 17, 1887, a tabular statements owing the bright lines seen in the spectra of various celestial bodies, and I also gave those recorded in the spectrum of the Aurora showing many remarkable coincidences [see PP/11/5]. I now find that the connexion is closest between the auroral spectrum and that of stars 3a,and in anticipation of a subsequent communication of details I send on the accompanying table, showing the origin of Dunér’s bands, so far as I have at present made them out, and their connexion with the spectrum in question.'
Annotations in pencil and ink.
Subject: Astronomy / Spectroscopy
Received 9 January 1888. Read 19 January 1888.
A version of this paper was published in volume 43 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Notes on the spectrum of the aurora'. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1887.0139 |
| Related records in the catalogue | PP/11/5 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6349 | Lockyer; Sir; Joseph Norman (1836 - 1920) | 1836 - 1920 |