Spectrum analysis in its application to terrestrial substances, and the physical constitution of the heavenly bodies / familiarly explained by H. Schellen ; translated from the second enlarged and revised German edition by Jane and Caroline Lassell ; edited with notes by William Huggins ; with numerous woodcuts and coloured plates, and Ångström's and Kirchhoff's maps.

  • Heinrich Schellen
Date:
1872
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Credit: Spectrum analysis in its application to terrestrial substances, and the physical constitution of the heavenly bodies / familiarly explained by H. Schellen ; translated from the second enlarged and revised German edition by Jane and Caroline Lassell ; edited with notes by William Huggins ; with numerous woodcuts and coloured plates, and Ångström's and Kirchhoff's maps. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FIG. PAGE 143. Partial covering of the dark F-line with H ß . . 402 T44. Changes in the Line H ß after Lockyer . . . 404 145. Changes in the Line H ß after Young . . . 405 146. Reversal of the C-and F-lines ..... 407 147. Young’s Observation of the Reversal of the D-lines . 408 148. Huggins’ first Observation of a Prominence in full Sunshine ........ 424 149. Solar Prominences observed by Zöllner . . *427 150. Lockyer’s Observation of various Prominences . 431 151. Young’s Observations of various Prominences . . 434 152. Young’s Observation of a Chain of Prominences. . 435 153. Solar Storm observed by Lockyer on 14th March, 1869. (Picture 1) . . . . . 435 154. Solar Storm observed by Lockyer on 14th March, 1869. (Picture 2) ..... 436 155. Changes in the Form of a Prominence . . -437 156. Respighi’s Observations of the Prominences round the entire Limb of the Sun ..... 440 157. Direction and Speed of the Gas-streams in the Sun . 447 158. Displacement of the F-line; Velocity of the Gas- streams in the Sun ...... 449 159. Movement of a Gas-vortex in the Sun. . . . 454 160. Unequal Displacement of the greenish-blue Hydrogen line (H ß) 455 161. Merz’s Object-glass Spectroscope . . . .463 162. Merz’s Object-glass Spectroscope. (Mounting of the Prism) . 464 163. Merz’s Object-glass Prism 465 164. Huggins’ Stellar Spectroscope. (Perspective View) . 466 165. Huggins’ Stellar Spectroscope. (Horizontal Section) . 467 [Grubb’s Automatic Spectroscopes] .... 468 166. Huggins’ Stellar Spectroscope. (Partial Vertical Section) ........ 469 167. Secchi’s Stellar Spectroscope 472 168. Secchi’s large Telespectroscope 474 169. Huggins’large Telespectroscope .... 476 170. Merz’s Simple and Compound Spectroscope . -477 171. Merz’s Simple Spectroscope 478 172. Browning’s Miniature Spectroscope . . . -479