Reference number | L&P/12/85 |
Level | File |
Title | Paper, 'Experiments to determine how far telescopes will enable one to determine very small angles' by William Herschel |
Date | 1 December 1804 |
Description | Contains plate.
Subject: Scientific instruments/Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Experiments for ascertaining how far telescopes will enable us to determine very small angles, and to distinguish the real from the spurious diameters of celestial and terrestrial objects: with an application of the result of these experiments to a series of observations on the nature and magnitude of Mr. Harding's lately discovered star'
Read 6 December 1804 |
Extent | 25p |
Format | Manuscript |
Physical description | Ink on paper and plate |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1805.0004 |
Related records in the catalogue | L&P/12/85/1 |
L&P/12/85/2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8060 | Herschel; Sir; William (1738 - 1822); astronomer | 1738 - 1822 |