Donati's Comet, 2 October 1858 James W Watts
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Donati's Comet, 2 October 1858
Astronomical study of the head of Donati's Comet observed through the 15-inch refracting telescope at the observatory of Harvard College. Donati's Comet was one of the brightest to be seen in the 19th century and was the first to be photographed (by G.P.Bond and others). It was discovered by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Donati (1826-1873). Plate 1 from the monograph An account of Donati's Comet of 1858, by George P. Bond (Cambridge, Mass., John Bartlett, 1858). " Inscribed: "PLATE I. Drawn by G.P.Bond. Engraved by J.W.Watts. Comet of Donati Oct. 2nd 1858."
Original: mezzotint. 1858
- Image reference: RS-10098
- The Royal Society
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