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An account of the comet of the year 1811. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
An account of the comet of the year 1811.
- Date:
- [1811?]
- Ephemera
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Description
Broadside describing and giving a history of the comet that appeared over Britain on September 12th 1811. There are two woodcut illustrations above the text. One of a comet with a blazing tail passing through the heavens, the other of an astronomer sitting at a table studying the astrolabe in his hand. Both look much older than 1811.
Publication/Creation
Newcastle : M. Angus and Son, [1811?]
Physical description
1 broadside : illustrations ; 28 cm
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Location Status Access Closed storesEPH/25/33Location Status Access Closed storesEPH/25/33A