Referee report by James Challis on 'Astronomical Experiment on the Peak of Teneriffe, Carried out under the Sanction of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty' by C. Piazzi Smyth
the brightness of the Sun’s disk
at the central parts compared with
that near its border, the observations
of the Zodiacal Light & particularly those
relating to its visibility East and
West at the same season of the year,
the force of the Sun’s radiation, the
measure of the heat of the Moon’s
radiation, the varying appearance
of the lines of the spectrum
with the angle of elevation, and
the intensity of the Earth’s magnetism
at different altitudes. On all these
points new or confirmatory in-
formation has been obtained. Be-
sides which, the observations of
variations of temperature at different
elevations, as affecting the determi-
nation of heights by the barometer,
and the meteorological observations
generally are of great interest.
The most important astronomical
result of the expedition is the
demonstration of the practicability
of using telescopes with advantage
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- Author
- Charles Piazzi Smyth
- Reference
- RR/3/252
- Series
- RR
- Date
- 1856
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Referee report by James Challis on 'Astronomical Experiment on the Peak of Teneriffe, Carried out under the Sanction of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty' by C. Piazzi Smyth, 1856. From The Royal Society, RR/3/252
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