
Glass positive of Hubble’s classification of ‘nebulae’
- Made:
- 1930
- preparer:
- Science Museum
- supplier:
- James Hopwood Jeans



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
- Measurements:
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overall (laid flat): 5 mm x 384 mm x 305 mm, 1.236 kg
- type:
- copy print
- taxonomy:
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- visual and verbal communication
- photograph
- positive - photograph
- photographic print
- visual and verbal communication
- photograph
- positive - photograph
- credit:
- Science Museum