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Structure of the Milky Way galaxy Finish:Stretched 000 new jumbo ambulancePlate 8 figure 4 from the paper 'On the construction of the heavens', by William Herschel, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 75 (1785), pp. 213 266. Illustration of a section through the galaxy, leading Herschel to the conclusion that 'our nebula is of the third form; that is: A very extensive, branching, compound Congeries of many millions of stars.' Inscribed in pencil verso with publication details. Not signed. Watermarked 'CP'