Herschel's galactic model,1784 artwork. This model is one of several visualisations drawn by the German-born British astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822). Working with his sister,Caroline,Herschel plotted the position of many of the Milky Way's stars,and used this data to construct models of the Milky Way galaxy,as seen from the outside. A version of this model was published in Account of Some Observations Tending to Investigate the Construction of the Heavens (Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London,volume 74,1784) | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Royal Astronomical Society |
Bildgröße: | 3307 px × 5282 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |