| RefNo | MS/582/1/12 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Drawing, M.78 nebula in Orion, by Sir John Frederick William Herschel |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Date | 1833 |
| Description | Plate 12 figure 36 for the paper "Observations of nebulae and clusters of stars, made at Slough, with a twenty-feet reflector, between the years 1825 and 1833", by Sir John Frederick William Herschel, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, v.123 (1833), pp.359-505. A study of Messier 78 in the constellation of Orion, with a scale of 0-5 minutes which dioes not appear on the final plate version of the illustration. Inscribed verso, in pencil, "78 Messier...sweeps 107,113". With right ascension and North polar distance. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| PhysicalDescription | Pencil on artist's board |
| Dimensions | 98x86mm. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Copyright | The Royal Society |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |