Sir William Huggins ('Men of the Day. No. 873. "Spectroscopic Astronomy"') Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Sir William Huggins ('Men of the Day. No. 873. "Spectroscopic Astronomy"') NPG D45165

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Sir Leslie Ward

Astronomer; with W.A. Miller showed that stars structurally resemble the sun, 1863; pioneered technique of photographically recording stella spectra; made important studies on the nature of nebulae; added profoundly to knowledge of origins and development of the universe; President of the Royal Society, 1900-5.

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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