| RefNo | MS/344/3 |
| Previous numbers | MS/346 |
| Level | File |
| Title | General catalogue of nebulae observed by William Herschel |
| Creator | Herschel, Sir William (1738-1822) Astronomer and musician |
| Date | 1802 |
| Description | Listing by number of 2,508 nebulae and other astronomical objects observed by William Herschel and published in three catalogues within the Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions between 1786 and 1802. Each object has eleven items of descriptive data: the original catalogue number; object classification; date of observation; nearest star; whether preceding or following that star; degrees; whether north or south; DM; right ascension; polar distance; and sweep number.
Inscribed on the front cover: 'General catalogue of new Nebulae and Clusters of Stars'.
This document is referred to in Sir John Herschel's explanation of Herschel family manuscripts on nebulae. See pp.6-7 of 'Catalogue of nebulae and clusters of stars', by John Frederick William Herschel, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, v.154 (1864) pp.1-137. 'In presenting to the Royal Society this Catalogue, it will be accompanied by the following series of records and documents...5th. A more complete ditto ditto, containing also the rough approximate R.A. and P.D. of each object for 1800, and the determining stars as in the Philosophical Transactions.' |
| Extent | 60p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | On paper, blue pasteboard cover. |
| Dimensions | 338x219mm. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1864.0001 |
| RelatedRecord | MS/272 |
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