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RefNoMS/582/1/12
LevelItem
TitleDrawing, M.78 nebula in Orion, by Sir John Frederick William Herschel
CreatorHerschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Mathematician and Astronomer
Date1833
DescriptionPlate 12 figure 36 for the paper "Observations of nebulae and clusters of stars, made at Slough, with a twenty-feet reflector, between the years 1825 and 1833", by Sir John Frederick William Herschel, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, v.123 (1833), pp.359-505. A study of Messier 78 in the constellation of Orion, with a scale of 0-5 minutes which dioes not appear on the final plate version of the illustration. Inscribed verso, in pencil, "78 Messier...sweeps 107,113". With right ascension and North polar distance.
Extent1 item
PhysicalDescriptionPencil on artist's board
Dimensions98x86mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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