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The Spectrum of Halley's Comet

Author(s) -

C. P. Butler

Publication year - 1911

Publication title -

proceedings of the royal society of london series a containing papers of a mathematical and physical character

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2053-9150

pISSN - 0950-1207

DOI - 10.1098/rspa.1911.0004

Subject(s) - observatory , comet , physics , astronomy , meteorology , astrobiology

Owing to the interference of high buildings it was impossible to arrange for observations of the comet spectrum during May from the Solar Physics Observatory at South Kensington. Sir Norman Lockyer therefore obtained permission to occupy the site on Fosterdown Fort, Caterham, which has already been selected as the future position of the Observatory. No observations of value were possible during the first three weeks of May on account of exceptionally bad weather ; but on May 23 and 26 photographs and visual observations of the spectrum were secured.

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