| RefNo | MS/582/1/5 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Drawing, M.57 the Ring Nebula, by Sir John Frederick William Herschel |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Date | 1833 |
| Description | Plate 10 figure 29 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. The object is illustrated with a scale of 0-2 minutes below, not on the published plate. Inscribed verso, in pencil, "57 Mess[ier]. Between Beta and Gamma Lyrae." With right ascension, North polar distance and sweep numbers. |
| 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 |