The Draper Catalogue of Stellar Spectra

Photographed With The 8-Inch Bache Telescope As Part Of The Henry Draper Memorial

ISBN 10: 1333243197 / ISBN 13: 9781333243197

Published by Forgotten Books, 2024

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Draper Catalogue of Stellar Spectra
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1333243197
• ISBN 13: 9781333243197
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dimensions: 15.24W x 22.86H x 1D centimeters 15.24 centimeters width by 22.86 centimeters height by 1 centimeters depth
• Weight: 0.54 kilograms
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This book is an extensive celestial catalog that lists over 10,000 stars and presents their photographic spectra. The work was accomplished using a specialized prism placed over the objective of an 8-inch Voigtlander telescope. The author of this volume made use of a variety of photographic plates that were measured using a Repsold measuring machine to determine the position of the lines in each star's spectrum. Unlike earlier spectral studies, all of the stars in this celestial catalog have spectra that the author gathered from photographic plates rather than visual observations using a spectroscope. The stars are organized by right ascension and declination, and are given a Draper Catalogue number for identification. The catalog is a valuable resource for astronomers interested in stellar astrophysics and the history of spectroscopy.