General catalogue of nebulae observed by William Herschel
Reference number: MS/344/3
Date: 1802
Description
Listing by number of 2,508 nebulae and other astronomical objects observed by William Herschel and published in three catalogues within the Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions between 1786 and 1802. Each object has eleven items of descriptive data: the original catalogue number; object classification; date of observation; nearest star; whether preceding or following that star; degrees; whether north or south; DM; right ascension; polar distance; and sweep number.
Inscribed on the front cover: 'General catalogue of new Nebulae and Clusters of Stars'.
This document is referred to in Sir John Herschel's explanation of Herschel family manuscripts on nebulae. See pp.6-7 of 'Catalogue of nebulae and clusters of stars', by John Frederick William Herschel, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, v.154 (1864) pp.1-137. 'In presenting to the Royal Society this Catalogue, it will be accompanied by the following series of records and documents...5th. A more complete ditto ditto, containing also the rough approximate R.A. and P.D. of each object for 1800, and the determining stars as in the Philosophical Transactions.'
- Reference number
- MS/344/3
- Earliest possible date
- 1802
- Physical description
- On paper, blue pasteboard cover.
- Page extent
- 60 pages.
- Format
- Manuscript
Creator name
Sir William Herschel
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Sir William Herschel, General catalogue of nebulae observed by William Herschel, 1802, MS/344/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_344_3/general-catalogue-of-nebulae-observed-by-william-herschel, accessed on 10 November 2024
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I. Catalogue of nebulœ and clusters of stars External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1864
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1864.0001
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Catalogues and indexing to William Herschel's nebulae observations, by William, Caroline and John Frederick William Herschel
1776-1863 Creator: Sir William Herschel Reference number: MS/344
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