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Photograph (Early Gelatine Print, Cabinet Format) of T. D. Anderson, by W. K. Munro, Edinburgh, c.1892

Inventory Number 50398


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.50398

Item type
Object
Provenance
Probably from the University Observatory, Oxford.
Primary inscriptions
Printed photographer's details on front of mount. Identifying inscriptions on front and back, latter reading: 'Dr. T D Anderson Discoverer of Nova Aurigae & of Nova Persei'.
Physical material
Paper
Card
Dimensions
Height: 166mm Width: 106mm
Inventory No
50398

Description

Early gelatine print mounted on card, cabinet format. Portrait of T. D. Anderson, head and shoulders, head facing left, vignetted. Thomas David Anderson (1853-1932) was an amateur astronomer in Edinburgh, who discovered the two novas mentioned in 1892 and 1901 respectively.