An essay towards a history of the principal comets that have appeared since the year 1742. ... With remarks and reflections upon the present comet. To which is prefixed, by way of introduction, a letter upon comets. Addressed to a lady, by the late M. de Maupertuis. Written in the year 1742
Burney, Charles,1726-1814.
London : printed for T. Becket, and P. A. de Hondt,
1769.
Anonymous. By Charles Burney.
M. de Maupertuis's letter translated from the French by Esther Burney.
With a postscript.
ESTC