| RefNo | AP/2/12/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Manuscript, 'Account of a comet' by Wm [William] Herschel |
| Date | [1781] |
| Description | Herschel gives his account of a new comet first observed on 13 March 1781 in the vicinity of H Geminorum, and provides data from his observations of the comet through March and April 1781.
Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Account of a comet'.
Written by Herschel at King Street, Bath [Somerset, England]. Read to the Royal Society on 26 April 1781. |
| Extent | 11p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1781.0056 |
| RelatedRecord | AP/2/12 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8060 | Herschel; Sir; William (1738 - 1822); astronomer | 1738 - 1822 |