Celestial Spectroscopy: Making Reality Fit the Myth

Celestial Spectroscopy: Making Reality Fit the Myth

The amateur discoverer of celestial spectroscopy, William Huggins, remains largely forgotten despite his efforts at self-promotion. Becker details one risky project that Huggins undertook in 1867 resulted in what is arguably one of the greatest, and certainly the most influential, of his many contri...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2003-09, Vol.301 (5638), p.1332-1333
1. Verfasser: Becker, Barbara J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Amateur astronomy
Astronomers
Astronomical research
Astronomical spectroscopy
Astronomy
Bunsen, Robert
Clerke, Agnes
Communication, education, history, and philosophy
De la Rue, Warren
Essay
Exact sciences and technology
Fraunhofer lines
History
History of science
Huggins, William
Huggins, William (British astronomer)
Kirchhoff, Gustav Robert
Observational research
Physics
Roscoe, Henry Enfield
Selenology
Spectroscopy
Spectrum analysis
Stars
Written correspondence
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Zusammenfassung:The amateur discoverer of celestial spectroscopy, William Huggins, remains largely forgotten despite his efforts at self-promotion. Becker details one risky project that Huggins undertook in 1867 resulted in what is arguably one of the greatest, and certainly the most influential, of his many contributions to the new astronomy: his development of a spectroscopic method to determine the motion of a celestial body along its line of sight, a method integral to modern astronomical research.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1085135