Key Information
Reference code
K/PP119/2/3
Title
Papers, 1757 and 1811-1814, on observations of comets
Date(s)
- 1811 - 1814 (Creation)
- 1757 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Scope and content
Papers relating to the observation of comets including sketch of the progress of a comet by P. Collinson, 1757; Pamphlet entitled, A philosophical and familiar essay on comets. .. and the present comet. .. and reflections on the probability of the dissolution of this world by a comet (London, 1811), by David Rivers, with annotations on the subject extracted from Gentleman's magazine and other journals, 1812; extracts on a paper by William Herschel, astronomer, entitled 'Observations of a comet with remarks on the construction of its different parts', that appeared in Monthly review, April, 1814. 1 file
General Information
Name of creator
([1770]-1838)