"This object, which somewhat resembles a flight of wild ducks in shape, is a gathering of minute stars."
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Fellows of the Royal SocietyNon-fiction authors from EnglandPeople from LondonAstronomers from EnglandMilitary leaders from England
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A Cycle of Celestial Objects, 1881 reprint, p. 544.
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William Henry Smyth
Admiral William Henry Smyth (21 January 1788 – 8 September 1865) was an English sailor and astronomer. His grandson was Robert Baden-Powell.
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