Spectra
Date
1903
Creator
Unknown, Lithographer
After
Albert Abraham Michelson (1852 - 1931) , Physicist
Object type
Library reference
13359
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 222mm
width (print): 135mm
width (print): 135mm
Subject
Description
Four diagrams showing the spectrum of light produced with an electric arc (figure 1) against the solar spectrum with Fraunhofer lines (figure 2), along with the line spectra of Sodium with two yellow bands (figure 3) and an unknown substance (figure 4).
Inscribed ‘PLATE III. 1. 2. 3. 4.’
Plate III to Light waves and their uses by A. A. Michelson, 1903.
Albert Abraham Michelson (1852-1931), American physicist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1902. He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1907 for his investigations in optics.
Inscribed ‘PLATE III. 1. 2. 3. 4.’
Plate III to Light waves and their uses by A. A. Michelson, 1903.
Albert Abraham Michelson (1852-1931), American physicist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1902. He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1907 for his investigations in optics.