RefNo | PT/12/23/3 |
Level | Item |
Title | Plate, diagrams of azimuths and distances of stars by [William Herschel] |
Date | [1818] |
Description | Plate XXI containing figures 2 and 3 showing diagrams used to find the azimuths and distances of various stars. Likely drawn by Herschel.
Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Astronomical observations and experiments, selected for the purpose of ascertaining the relative distances of clusters of stars, and of investigating how far the power of our telescopes may be expected to reach into space, when directed to ambiguous celestial objects'.
Written by Herschel in Slough near Windsor. Read 11 June 1818. |
Extent | 1p |
Format | Diagram |
PhysicalDescription | Ink diagram on paper |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1815.0092 |
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1818.0025 |
RelatedRecord | PT/12/23 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8060 | Herschel; Sir; William (1738 - 1822); astronomer | 1738 - 1822 |