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Paper, 'On the construction of the heavens' by William Herschel

Reference number: L&P/8/130

Date: 01 January 1785

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Contains two plates.

Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'On the construction of the heavens'

Read 3 February 1785

Reference number
L&P/8/130
Earliest possible date
01 January 1785
Physical description
Ink on paper and two plates
Page extent
52 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

William Herschel

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William Herschel, Paper, 'On the construction of the heavens' by William Herschel, 01 January 1785, L&P/8/130, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_130/paper-on-the-construction-of-the-heavens-by-william-herschel, accessed on 21 April 2026

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