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Paper, 'Introduction to their catalogue of Flamsteed's stars not inserted in the British catalogue' by William Herschel and Caroline Herschel

Reference number: L&P/11/71

Date: 1798

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L&P/11/71
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1798
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75 pages
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William Herschel

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William Herschel, Paper, 'Introduction to their catalogue of Flamsteed's stars not inserted in the British catalogue' by William Herschel and Caroline Herschel, 1798, L&P/11/71, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_11_71/paper-introduction-to-their-catalogue-of-flamsteeds-stars-not-inserted-in-the-british-catalogue-by-william-herschel-and-caroline-herschel, accessed on 14 December 2024

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