 On the evening of the 29th of August, 1864, I directed the telescope for the first time to a planetary nebula in Draco. The reader may now be able to picture to himself to some extent the feeling of excited suspense, mingled with a degree of awe, with...  Popular Astronomy - Page 3941910Full view - About this book
 | Michael J. Crowe - 1994 - 468 pages
...August 29, 1864, I directed the telescope for the first time to a planetary nebula in Draco. The reader may now be able to picture to himself to some extent...not about to look into a secret place of creation? I looked into the spectroscope. No spectrum such as I expected! A single bright line only! At first... | |
 | Edward Harrison - 2000 - 586 pages
...wrote, "I directed the telescope for the first time to a planetary nebula in Draco," and with hesitation "put my eye to the spectroscope. Was I not about to look into a secret place of creation?" What he saw was not what he expected. The spectroscope showed not the continuous spectrum characteristic... | |
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