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Letter, 'On the comet' by William Herschel to Paul Henry Maty

Reference number: L&P/7/216

Date: 24 April 1781

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Subject: Astronomy

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Reference number
L&P/7/216
Earliest possible date
24 April 1781
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Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Herschel

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William Herschel, Letter, 'On the comet' by William Herschel to Paul Henry Maty, 24 April 1781, L&P/7/216, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_7_216/letter-on-the-comet-by-william-herschel-to-paul-henry-maty, accessed on 16 February 2025

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