| RefNo | AP/2/12/1 | 
| Level | Item | 
| Title | Manuscript, 'Account of a comet' by Wm [William] Herschel | 
| Date | [1781] | 
| Description | Herschel gives his account of a new comet first observed on 13 March 1781 in the vicinity of H Geminorum, and provides data from his observations of the comet through March and April 1781. 
 Subject: Astronomy
 
 Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Account of a comet'.
 
 Written by Herschel at King Street, Bath [Somerset, England]. Read to the Royal Society on 26 April 1781.
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| Extent | 11p | 
| Format | Manuscript | 
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper | 
| AccessStatus | Open | 
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1781.0056 | 
| RelatedRecord | AP/2/12 | 
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates | 
| NA8060 | Herschel; Sir; William (1738 - 1822); astronomer | 1738 - 1822 |