| RefNo | L&P/4/310 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, 'Of two new comets' from Charles Messier to the Royal Society |
| Date | 11 March 1766 |
| Description | 4 pages in French, with 1 page of English translation.
Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A discovery, with observations, of two new comets in the Marine Observatory at Paris; by M. Messier, F. R. S. and Member of the Academy of Sciences at Paris; translated from the French, by M. Maty, M. D. Sec. R. S'
Read 20 March 1766 |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 7p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1766.0009 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5568 | Messier; Charles (1730 - 1817) | 1730 - 1817 |