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Stargazing: past and present (1878)

Lockyer, Norman, Sir, 1836-1920, Seabroke, G. M. (George Mitchell), 1848-1918 · London, Macmillan and co. · leaf 503

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ed in thesame manner; while more recently still, Drs. Hugginsand Draper have succeeded in photographing the spec-trum of some of the stars. We owe the first spectrumof the sun, showing the various lines, to Becquerel andDraper; the finest hitherto published we owe to Mr.Rutherfurd. (t) KiRCHHOFFS… … Fifi. 215.—Comparison between Kirchhoffs Map and Eutherfurds Photograph. This magnificent spectrum extends from the greenpart of the spectrum right into that part of the spec-trum called the ultra-violet. Of course it had to beput together from different pictures, liecause there is a dif-ferent…

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