| RefNo | AP/2/12/5 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Diagrams, position of comet 2-16 April 1781 by [William Herschel] |
| Date | [1781] |
| Description | Plate 25, figures 7-9 showing the parallax to determine the position of Herschel's newly discovered comet drawn from sight, observed 2 and 16 April 1781. Figure 9 was not published as part of paper.
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. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Diagram |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1781.0056 |
| RelatedRecord | AP/2/12 |
| URLDescription | Digital version available on The Royal Society Picture Library |
| URL | https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-12579 |
| https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-12581 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8060 | Herschel; Sir; William (1738 - 1822); astronomer | 1738 - 1822 |