| RefNo | MS/582/1/4 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Drawing, V.19 nebula, by Sir John Frederick William Herschel |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Date | 1833 |
| Description | Plate 10 figure 28 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. Study of the V.19 nebula, galaxy NGC 891 in the constellation of Andromeda, viewed edge-on.Inscribed verso, in pencil, "V.19" with right ascension, North polar distance and sweep number. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| PhysicalDescription | Pencil on artist's board |
| Dimensions | 95x88mm. |
| 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 |