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where the annexed eye-draft will direct you to. My brother 

 has swept that part of the heavens, and has many nebulae 

 there, but none which I must expect to see with my instru- 

 ment. I will not write to Sir J. Banks or Dr. Maskelyne, or 

 anybody, till you, sir, have seen it ; but if you could, without 

 much trouble, give my best respects and that part of this 

 letter which points out the place of the comet to Mr. 

 Wollaston, you would make me very happy. 



I am, dear sir, &c., &c., 



C. H. 



SIR JOSEPH BANKS TO MISS HERSCHEL. 



SOHO SQUARE, April 20, 1790. 

 MADAM, 



I return you many thanks for the communication 

 3'ou were so good as to make to me this day of your dis- 

 covery of a comet. I shall take care to make our astrono- 

 mical friends acquainted with the obligations they are under 

 to your diligence. 



I am always happy to hear from you, but never more so 

 than when you give me an opportunit}^ of expressing my 

 obligations to you for advancing the science you cultivate 

 with so much success. 



Dear Madam, 



Your faithful servant, 



J. BANKS* 



ALEX. AUBERT, ESQ. TO MISS HERSCHEL. 



LONDON, the 21st April, Wednesday, 1790. 

 DEAR Miss HERSCHEL, 



I am much obliged to you for your kind letter. The 

 night before last was cloudy. Last night, or rather this 

 morning, about half-past two, I got up to look for the 



