L1150-017

Lantern slies to accompany lecture on the Sun (c.1880) ZBA4535 Long Caption: From a set of magic lantern slides designed to accompany a lecture on the sun. The slides carry a trademark consisting of a letter Y with a serpent coiled round it, the trademark of the photographers and lantern slide-manufacturers, York & Son. The subjects include sunspot images, photoheliographs, the solar spectrum, spectroscopes and eclipses 1836-1869. Many use the theories of and illustrations from the works of those working on solar physics in the 19th century. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich London. All Rights Reserved. www.nmmimages.com Object: Lantern slies to accompany lecture on the Sun (c.1880) ZBA4535 Artist: York & Son Date: circa 1880 Medium: glass; paper Size: 82 mm x 82 mm x 3 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.