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Paper, 'Catalogue of 500 new nebulae, with remarks on the construction of the heavens' by William Herschel

Reference number: L&P/12/34

Date: 1802

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Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Catalogue of 500 new neb nebulous stars, planetary nebula:, and clusters of stars; with remarks on the construction of the heavens'

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L&P/12/34
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1802
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43 pages
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Manuscript

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William Herschel

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William Herschel, Paper, 'Catalogue of 500 new nebulae, with remarks on the construction of the heavens' by William Herschel, 1802, L&P/12/34, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_12_34/paper-catalogue-of-500-new-nebulae-with-remarks-on-the-construction-of-the-heavens-by-william-herschel, accessed on 07 December 2024

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