M0006083: Irregular nebula, from Jeans: Astronomy and Cosmogony (1929) / M0006083EB: Irregular nebula, from Jeans: Astronomy and Cosmogony (1929)

Date:: 07 February 1939

Reference:: WT/D/1/20/1/50/83

Part of:: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive

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Collection contents

Wellcome Trust Corporate ArchiveWT
- Direct activitiesWT/D
  - Library and MuseumWT/D/1
    - Images from the photographic libraryWT/D/1/20
      - Photographic library: "M" seriesWT/D/1/20/1
        "M" series glass plate negatives: M0006000-M0006101WT/D/1/20/1/50
        M0006083: Irregular nebula, from Jeans: Astronomy and Cosmogony (1929) / M0006083EB: Irregular nebula, from Jeans: Astronomy and Cosmogony (1929)WT/D/1/20/1/50/83

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced August 2020: Astronomy photo: Irregular Nebulae

Description

Two images on one negative: photographs of the central portion of the nebula in Orion (N.G.C.1976) and the Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius (M20), reproduced in Jeans, James Hopwood: Astronomy and Cosmogony, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 1929. Related images: M0006081, M0006082, M0006084, M0006085, M0006086, M0006104, M0006106, M0006107, M0006108, M0006109.

Publication/Creation

07 February 1939

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Terms of use

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

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