Mrs. Herschel and my brothers join with me in compliments to Mrs. Maskelyne and yourself, and I have the honour to remain,
Dear sir,
Your most obliged, humble servant,
Carolina Herschel.
Slough, Dec. 22, 1788.
P.S.—The comet precedes β Lyræ 7ʹ 5ʺ in time, and is in the parallel of the small star (β being double). See fifth class, third star, of my catalogue.—Wm. H.
THE REV. DR. MASKELYNE TO MISS HERSCHEL.
Greenwich, December 27, 1788.
Dear Miss Caroline,—
I thank you for your favour of the 22nd instant, containing an account of your discovery of a second comet on the 21st, and recommending it to my attention.