Glass Positive of Hubble’s Classification of ‘Nebulae’
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LicenseGlass positive of :- Hubble's classification of Nebulae
Sir James Jeans. Enquiries to Science Museum, London
Sir James Jeans. Enquiries to Science Museum, London
Sir James Jeans. Enquiries to Science Museum, London
Glass positive of :- Hubble's classification of Nebulae (extra-galactic spirals). Shows: Sa.N.G.C.4594; SBa.N.G.C.2859; Sb.N.G.C.2841; Sc. N.G.C.5459; SBb.N.G.C.5850; SBc.N.G.C. 7479. Plate XV Mount Wilson Contribution No.324. 12"x15". Prepared from celluloid positive lent by Sir James Jeans
The famous astronomer Edwin Hubble showed that ‘spiral nebulae’ were actually galaxies of stars beyond our own galaxy, the Milky Way. He devised a system of galaxy classification that is still widely used today.
These galaxy images were taken at the Mount Wilson Observatory in California and show some of the different types of spiral galaxy.
Details
- Category:
- Astronomy
- Object Number:
- 1930-682
- Materials:
- glass
- Measurements:
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depth: 5mm
height: 385mm
weight: 0.5kg
weight: 1.10232lbs
width: 310mm
overall (laid flat): 5 mm x 384 mm x 305 mm, 1.236 kg
- type:
- black-and-white transparency and copy print
- credit:
- Science Museum
