The Chemistry of the Sun

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Macmillan and Company, 1887 - 457 pages
 

Contents

Fraunhofers Theodolite Spectroscope
15
THE FIRST GLIMPSES OF BRIGHT LINE SPECTRA
23
Showing Arrangement of Slit and Prism
24
Introduction of a Lens to Produce an Image
25
Directvision Prism with three Prisms showing Path of Ray
27
Improvised Bunsen Burner
28
Method of Inserting Platinum Wire and Salt into Flame
29
The Spectra of Continuous and Discontinuous Light Sources the latter seen with a Line and Circular Slit
31
The Spectrum of a Complicated Light Source as seen with a Circular and a Line Slit
32
Brewster Herschel anD FORBES BECQUEREL AND DRAper 18221843
34
Copies of Herschels Absorption Diagrams
36
Diagram showing the increasing thickness of Air through which the Light of the Sun has to pass as it descends towards the horizon
38
Absorption of Sunlight by various thicknesses of a Solution of the Salts of Chromium Gladstone
40
Method of Studying the Absorption of Iodine Vapour
41
THE FRAUNHOFER LINES EXPLAINED
49
KIRCHHOFFS MAP AND WORK
69
THE WORK OF ÅNGSTRÖM AND THALÈN
83
Ångströms Spectrometer
85
A NEW METHOD OF WORK
94
Sunspot Secchi
95
Suns Atmosphere
104
MORE RESULTS OF THE NEW METHOD
106
Spectrum of the Suns Photosphere and Chromosphere showing the Lines
111
Edge of Chromosphere billowy
117
FIG PAGE 51 The same Prominence fifteen minutes afterwards
118
Noncoincidence of Bright and Dark F Line
119
Contortions of F Line in a Prominence
120
Contortions of the Hydrogen Lines
121
Contortions of F Line on Disc
122
Motion Forms and Lozenges
123
PRELIMINARY SEARCH AFTER EXPLANATIONS
126
THE NEW METHOD APPLIED TO LABORATORY WORK
139
Arrangement for Projecting an Image of a Candle Flame on the Slit plate of a Spectroscope
140
Showing Arrangement of Lens with Large Spectroscope
141
Arrangement for obtaining Long and Short Lines Image of the Hori zontal Arc on Slitplate of Spectroscope
143
Long and Short Lines
144
Spectrum of Sodium showing the Long and Short Lines
145
Arrangement for Projecting the Long and Short Lines on a Screen
146
Copy of Dr Millers Spectrum of Cadmium showing the Dots
147
SOME RESULTS OF THE LONG AND SHORT METHOD
150
DIFFICULTIES
161
The Sun and its Atmosphere on Kirchhoffs Hypothesis
163
Diagram showing that if the Suns Atmosphere consists of Layers the Lines will extend down to the Solar Spectrum
164
Imagined Stratification of the Solar Atmosphere
169
Stratification of the Solar Atmosphere Disturbed by the Upheaval of a Prominence
170
Fluted Spectrum of Iodine Thalèn
180
Wavelength Map of the Solar Spectrum
210
FIG PAGE 80 Arrangement for Photographically Determining the Coincidences of Solar Metallic Lines
212
Another View of the Spectrum Photographic Arrangements
214
Arrangement for obtaining Solar Spectrum alone
216
Diagram showing process by which Impurities are Eliminated from Spectra
226
A STUDY OF THE PURIFIED SPECTRA
229
DISCUSSION OF THE DISSOCIATION HYPOTHESIS
237
Hypothetic Furnaces In this case the highest Temperature is not so high as in the former one
239
The Varying Intensities of the Lines of Calcium as seen under different conditions
240
The Various Intensities of the Lines of Magnesium as seen under different conditions
242
The Various Intensities of the Lines of Lithium under different con ditions
243
Stellar Spectra Huggins
247
The Changes in the Spectrum of Calcium from the Bunsen Flame to Sirius
250
DISCUSSION OF THE DISSOCIATION HYPOTHESIS continued
259
Diagram showing how the Evolution of Chemical Forms may be indi cated by their Spectra
261
SOME TEST EXPERIMENTSABSORPTION PHENOMENA
273
SOME TEST EXPERIMENTSTRIAL OF NEW METHODS
290
Diagram explaining that not all the Short Lines of Spectra need be true Products of High Temperature
291
Hypothetical Spectra obtained on Distilling at successively Increasing Temperatures a Mixture of Light and Heavy Hydrocarbons
293
Position of Spectroscope when Observing Vapours close to the Metal
296
Spectroscope and Lens when in Position for Observing Spectrum of Capillary
297
СНАР PAGE XXII THE SOLAR ATMOSPHERE ON THE NEW HYPOTHESIS
303
Layers in Solar Atmosphere
304
Lines produced by Layers are of Different Lengths
305
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308
MORE TESTSTHE SPECTRA OF SUNSPOTS
310
Map showing the most widened Lines observed in Sunspots in
316
Number of Appearances of Known and Unknown Lines
325
SPECIAL TESTS WITH REGARD TO IRON
326
Intensities of Iron Thalèn compared with the Iron Lines seen
331
Portion of a large Map showing how the Iron Lines most affected
337
TESTS SUPPLIED BY ECLIPSE OBSERVATIONS
354
Showing how Spot Lines will be Brightest on one Hypothesis and
357
The Lines seen in the Egyptian Observations
363
THE BASIC LINES
368
Basic Lines in Spots and Prominences
373
TESTS SUPPLIED BY THE PHENOMENA OF THE ARC
378
APPLICATIONS OF THE HYPOTHESIS TO THE GENERAL PHENO MENA OF THE SUN
402
Hypothetical Section of the Solar Atmosphere
403
Wellingsup of Metallic Strata
413
Diagram summarising the Results of the Italian Observations for
419
Curve showing the Varying Motions of the Spots in Longitude
425
Observations of the Phenomena at the Suns North Pole 1878 Lockyer
432
Newcombs Observations 1878
439
INDEX
450

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