| Reference number | L&P/4/291 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Le retour de la celebre comete de 1682 [The return of the famous comet of 1682]' by Charles Messier |
| Date | 1765 |
| Description | 22 pages in French, with 20 pages of English translation. Contains tables.
Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A memoir, containing the history of the return of the famous comet of 1682, with observations of the same, made at Paris, at the Marine observatory, in January, February, March, April, May, and the beginning of June, 1759. By Mr. Messier, Astronomer, Keeper of the Journals, Plans, and Maps belonging to the Marine of France, Fellow of the Royal Society in London, and Member of the Society of Sciences in Holland; translated from the French by Matthew Maty, M.D. Sec. R. S'
Read 9 January 1766 |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 42p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1765.0034 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5568 | Messier; Charles (1730 - 1817) | 1730 - 1817 |