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Reference numberL&P/12/24
LevelFile
TitlePaper, 'Observations on the two lately discovered celestial bodies' by William Herschel
Date3 May 1802
DescriptionContains two plates.

Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Observations on the two lately discovered celestial bodies'

Read 6 May 1802
Extent20p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper and two plates
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1802.0010
Related records in the catalogueL&P/12/24/1
L&P/12/24/2
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8060Herschel; Sir; William (1738 - 1822); astronomer1738 - 1822
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