Record

RefNoL&P/8/92/1
LevelItem
TitleLetter, 'Announcement of the comet of 18 August 1783' from Nathaniel Pigott to Nevil Maskelyne
Date18 October 1783
DescriptionSubject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of an observation of the meteor of August 18, 1783, made on Hewit Common near York. In a letter from Nathaniel Pigott, Esq. F. R. S to the Reverend Nevil Maskelyne, D.D. F. R. S. and Astronomer Royal'

Read 24 June 1784
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1784.0036
RelatedRecordL&P/8/92
L&P/8/92/2
L&P/8/92/3
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8007Pigott; Nathaniel (1725 - 1804)1725 - 1804
NA5553Maskelyne; Nevil (1732 - 1811)1732 - 1811
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