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, 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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Letters and Papers of a scientific nature submitted for publication by the Royal Society
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Decade 7 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1778-1782 Reference number: L&P/7
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William Herschel
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Paul Henry Maty
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