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| Citation | Earl of Rosse (1844) "Observations on Some of the Nebulae". Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London, 134, 321-324. |
| BibCode | 1844RSPT..134..321R |
| Description | Journal article |
Observations on Some of the Nebulae
By the Earl of Rosse, F.R.S. &c
The Earl of Rosse presents five sketches of well-known deep sky objects, made with "the speculum of three feet aperture".
He writes: "the sketches were originally made in the gallery of the telescope, and represent the objects placed as they appeared, not as they actually exist in space. I have copied them without alteration . The magnifying powers I have usually employed vary from 250 to 800; occasionally much higher powers have been useful; but to see everything described in this paper, a power of 600 with perfect definition is sufficient."
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Document type: Journal article.
Document source: SAAO Library
Scope: Partial.
Keyed in: AS
Proof reading: AS
Online version: 2007 August 14, updated 2010 August 1.
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