Atlas of the Heavens; Showing the Places of the Principal Stars, Clusters and Nebulae

Author E. Otis Kendall American

Publisher E. H. Butler & Company American

Printer T. K. & P. G. Collins American

1850

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Title: Atlas of the Heavens; Showing the Places of the Principal Stars, Clusters and Nebulae
Author: E. Otis Kendall (American, active 19th century)
Publisher: E. H. Butler & Company (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Printer: T. K. & P. G. Collins (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Date: 1850
Medium: Illustrations: engraving
Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 9 1/16 in. (27 x 23 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Margaret Scherer, 1960
Object Number: 60.661
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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