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RefNoMS/582/1/3
LevelItem
TitleDrawing, M.64 the Black Eye Galaxy, by Sir John Frederick William Herschel
CreatorHerschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Mathematician and Astronomer
Date21 April 1833
DescriptionPlate 10 figure 27 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. Inscribed verso, in pencil, Inscribed verso, in pencil, "Mess[ier]. 64 near Gamma Comae" with right ascension and North polar distance. Also inscribed "Sweep 424 and obs. of Apl 21 1833".
Extent1 item
PhysicalDescriptionPencil on artist's board
Dimensions86x98mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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