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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    ILL US FRA FLO NS. FIG. 173. Browning’s Hand Spectroscope . 174. Spectrum of Uranus . . . [Spectrum of Uranus after Huggins] . 175. Spectrum of Aldebaran (a Tauri) and that of Betel- geux (a Orionis) compared with the Solar Spec- trum and Spectra of Terrestrial Elements 176. Secchi’s Types of. the Fixed Stars 177. Spectrum of Sirius ...... [Spectrum of a Red Star after Huggins] 178. Spectrum of the Star A of a Herculis . 179. Spectra of the Component Stars of the Double Star ß Cygni 180. Variability of a Star according to Zöllner . 181. Spectrum of the Temporary Star T Coronae Borealis (15th May, 1866) . . . . . 182. Displacement of the F-line in the Spectrum of Sirius 183. The Great Nebula in Orion . .1 184. Central and most brilliant portion of the Great Nebula in the Sword-handle of Orion, as observed by Sir John Herschel in his 20-foot Reflector at Feld- PAGE 480 484 485 491 497 499 5°4 511 512 5r4 521 527 534 hausen, Cape of Good Hope, 1834—1837 . • 535 185. The large Magellanic Cloud .... • 536 186. Nebula of the form of a Sickle (H. 3239) . • 537 187. Spiral Nebula (H. 1173) . . . - ■ . • 538 188. Spiral Nebula in Canes Venatici (H. 1622) • 539 189. Transition from the Spiral to the Annular form . • 540 190. Annular Nebula in Lyra ..... • 540 .91. Nebula with several Rings (H. 854) . • 541 192. Elliptical Annular Nebula (H. 1909) . • 542 193* Elongated Nebula (H. 2621) . . . • 542 I94- Double Nebula (H. 3501). .... ■ 543 T95- Annular Nebula with Centre (H. 2552) • 543 196. Planetary Nebula with two Stars (H. 838) . • 544 197. Planetary Annular Nebula with two Stars (H. 464) • 544 198. Planetary Nebula (H. 2241) .... • 544 199- Planetary Nebula (H. 2098) .... • 545 200. Stellar Nebula (H. 450) • 545 201. Spectrum of Nebula (H. 4374) .... • 546
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