Title

Thomas Wright, English astronomer, scientific instrument maker and teacher, 1793. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Thomas Wright, English astronomer, scientific instrument maker and teacher, 1793. Wright (1711-1786) was the first to propose that the Milky Way consisted of layers of stars. From The Gentleman's Magazine. (London, 1793).
Oxford Science Archive

Date

1793

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B65_248

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No

License type

Rights managed

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50,0Mb (3,7Mb) / 10,6in x 18,3in / 3181 x 5492 (300dpi)

Keywords

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