Author:William Huggins

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William Huggins
(1824–1910)

Amateur astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy. Husband of Margaret Lindsay Huggins

William Huggins

Works[edit]

  • Spectrum analysis in its application to the heavenly bodies (1870)
  • An Atlas of Representative Stellar Spectra from λ4870 to λ3300, together with a discussion of the evolution order of the stars, and the interpretation of their spectra; preceded by a short history of the observatory with Margaret Lindsay Huggins (1899)
  • The Royal Society, or Science in the state and in the schools (1906)
  • The Scientific Papers of Sir William Huggins with Margaret Lindsay Huggins (1909)

Articles in Popular Science Monthly[edit]

Editor[edit]

  • Spectrum Analysis in Its Application to Terrestrial Substances, and the Physical Constitution of the Heavenly Bodies by Heinrich Schellen. Translated by Jane Lassell and Caroline Lassell. (1872)

Works about Huggins[edit]

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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