When the spectroscope was placed on the telescope, the light of this new star formed a spectrum unlike that of any celestial body which we have hitherto examined. The light of the star is compound, and has emanated from two different sources. Each light... Proceedings of the Royal Society of London - Page 145by Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1867Full view - About this book
| Geology - 1866 - 470 pages
...distance, and gradually fading away at the boundary.' A comparative examination of neighboring stars showed that this nebulosity really existed about the star....photosphere, which has suffered absorption by the vapors of an envelope cooler than itself. The second spectrum consists of a few bright lines, which... | |
| Science - 1866 - 736 pages
...light of this new star formed a spectrum unlike that of any celestial body hitherto examined by them. The light of the star is compound, and has emanated...a few bright lines, which indicate that the light represented by it was emitted by matter in the state of luminous gas. These spectra are represented... | |
| Science - 1866 - 658 pages
...light of this new star formed a spectrum unlike that of any celestial body hitherto examined by them. The light of the star is compound, and has emanated...photosphere, which has suffered absorption by the vapoiirs of an envelope cooler than itself. The second spectrum consists of a few bright lines, which... | |
| William Laxton - Architecture - 1866 - 466 pages
...compound and had emanated from two different sourcei. One sceptrum was analogous to that of the sun, viz., formed by the light of an incandescent solid or liquid photosphere which had suffered absorption by the vapours of an envelope cooler than itself. The second spectrum consisted... | |
| 1866 - 492 pages
...and had emanated from two different sources. One spectrum was analogous to that of the sun — viz., formed by the light of an incandescent solid or liquid photosphere, which had suffered absorption by the vapours of an envelope cooler than itself. The second spectrum consisted... | |
| Royal Astronomical Society - Astronomy - 1867 - 668 pages
...do better than set forth in the accurate and measured language of our Medallists themselves : — " When the spectroscope was placed on the telescope,...was emitted by matter in the state of luminous gas.' .... " It is difficult to imagine the present physical constitution of this remarkable object. There... | |
| Astronomy - 1867 - 354 pages
...do better than set forth in the accurate and measured language of our Medallists themselves : — " When the spectroscope was placed on the telescope,...was emitted by matter in the state of luminous gas.* .... " It is difficult to imagine the present physical constitution of this remarkable object. There... | |
| Royal Astronomical Society - Astronomy - 1867 - 248 pages
...do better than set forth in the accurate and measured language of our Medallists themselves : — " When the spectroscope was placed on the telescope,...was emitted by matter in the state of luminous gas.* .... " It is difficult to imagine the present physical constitution of this remarkable object. There... | |
| Dionysius Lardner - Astronomy - 1867 - 642 pages
...spectrum. In the instrument these spectra appear superposed. The principal spectrum is analogous to the sun, and is evidently formed by the light of an...was emitted by matter in the state of luminous gas." * The double spectrum of this star has been observed at different observatories, confirming completely... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1867 - 826 pages
...had apparently emanated from two sources. The principal spectrum was analogous to that of the sun, evidently formed by the light of an incandescent solid...liquid photosphere, which has suffered absorption by vapors of an envelope cool er than itself. Thû second spectrum consisted of a few bright lines, indicating... | |
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