Paper, 'Miscellaneous observations and account of a comet' by William Herschel
Reference number: L&P/9/216
Date: 17 December 1791

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Subejct: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Miscellaneous observations'
Read 22 December 1791
- Reference number
- L&P/9/216
- Earliest possible date
- 17 December 1791
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Herschel, Paper, 'Miscellaneous observations and account of a comet' by William Herschel, 17 December 1791, L&P/9/216, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_216/paper-miscellaneous-observations-and-account-of-a-comet-by-william-herschel, accessed on 14 May 2025
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Date: 31st December 1792
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1792.0005
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Decade 9 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
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