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12 itemsL'Air
- 1880
A second edition French volume of L'Air containing 95 engravings. The volume is an informational overview of the Earth's atmosphere: the materiality of air, the formation of rain and thunderstorms, winds, the…
- Author Moitessier, Albert, 1833-1889
- Publisher Charton, Edouard, 1807-1890
- Subject Air, Atmosphere, Weather, Meteorology
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3 itemsHandwritten letter by Marsilo Landriani to a naturalist
- 1787-May-07
Manuscript letter from Marsilio Landriani (1751-1815), chemist, physicist and meteorologist, to a naturalist. Written on May 7, 1787, the letter deals with several topics including the work of Lavoisier, Guyton de…
- Author Landriani, Marsilio, 1751-1815
- Subject Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794, Chemistry, Guyton de Morveau, Louis-Bernard, 1737-1816, Naturalists, Kirwan, Richard, 1733-1812, Chemists, Meteorology, Fourcroy, Antoine-François de, comte, 1755-1809, Laplace, Pierre Simon, marquis de, 1749-1827, Scientists, Chemistry--Nomenclature
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Plate 1: Solar spectra
- Part of Le Soleil [The Sun]
- 1870
Fig. 1: Janssen (Pierre Jules César Janssen)
Fig. 2: Brewster (David Brewster)
Fig. 3: V. der Willingen (Volkert Simon Maarten van der Willigen)Secchi used these three solar spectra to illustrate how the position of…
- Artist Dulos, Pierre
- Author Secchi, Angelo, 1818-1878
- Publisher Gauthier-Villars
- Subject Meteorology, Stars--Spectra, Sun, Solar atmosphere
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Plate 2: Spectra of Secchi star classes I–III
- Part of Le Soleil [The Sun]
- 1870
Fig. 1: Spectrum of "yellow" stars. Secchi included the sun, Pollux, Arcturus, Aldebaran, and Procyon in this second of four classes of stars.
Fig. 2: Spectrum of "white" stars. Secchi included Sirius, Vega, Altair,…
- Artist Dulos, Pierre
- Author Secchi, Angelo, 1818-1878
- Publisher Gauthier-Villars
- Subject Meteorology, Stars--Spectra, Sun, Solar atmosphere
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Plate 3: Spectra of Secchi star classes III–IV
- Part of Le Soleil [The Sun]
- 1870
Fig. 1: Spectrum of "red to orange" stars, particularly Alpha Orion and Antares. Secchi included Alpha Herculis, Beta Pegasi, Alpha Orion, and Antares in this third of four classes of stars.
Fig. 2: Spectrum of…
- Artist Dulos, Pierre
- Author Secchi, Angelo, 1818-1878
- Publisher Gauthier-Villars
- Subject Meteorology, Stars--Spectra, Sun, Solar atmosphere