Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9182
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‘...nebula M. Andromedae’
Date
1913
Creator - Organisation
Cassell & Co, Lithographers
After
Isaac Roberts (1829 - 1904, British) , Engineer
Object type
Library reference
13545
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 142mm
width (print): 230mm
width (print): 230mm
Subject
Content object
Description
'Photograph of the nebula M. Andromedae. Exposure 4 hours, enlarged 3 times. Taken by Mr. Isaac Roberts, 29 December, 1888'. Illustration from The story of the heavens, by Robert Stawell Ball (London, 1913).
Geologist and astronomer Isaac Roberts (1829–1904) was an early enthusiast of astronomical photography.
Geologist and astronomer Isaac Roberts (1829–1904) was an early enthusiast of astronomical photography.
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