Dr. Herschel’s Remarks on the new Comet, 
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P. S. The firft view I had of the comet, after my return 
from Germany, was the 19th of Augud, when with a 10- 
feet reflector it appeared not much unlike the third nebula of 
the Connoijfance des Temps, with which it might be very con- 
veniently compared on account of its proximity. It was,, 
however, confiderably brighter, and feemed to have a very 
imperfect and confufed kind of gathered light about the middle, 
which could hardly deferve the name of a nucleus. It had 
alfo, befides a diffufed coma, a very faint, fcattered light 
towards the north following part, extending to about three or' 
four minutes, and lofing itfclf infenfibly. 
