| RefNo | PT/5/16/5 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Plate, copy of a nebula observed by Huygens in 1656 by unknown artist |
| Date | [1811] |
| Description | Plate of figure 38 in grey watercolour illustrating a copy of a nebula observed by Huygens in 1656, detailed in his work Systema Saturnium.
Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Astronomical observations relating to the construction of the heavens, arranged for the purpose of a critical examination, the result of which appears to throw some new light upon the organization of the celestial bodies'.
Written by Herschel at Slough near Windsor. Read 20 June 1811. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Watercolour |
| PhysicalDescription | Watercolour and ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1800.0231 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1811.0018 |
| RelatedRecord | PT/5/16 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8060 | Herschel; Sir; William (1738 - 1822); astronomer | 1738 - 1822 |
| NA8062 | Huygens; Christiaan (1629 - 1695); natural philosopher | 1629 - 1695 |