Letter, from William Derham to John Chamberlayne, dated at Upminster
Reference number: EL/D1/59
Date: 22 August 1713
Description
An account of observations of Jupiter made with Huygens's telescope, which was on loan from the Royal Society
Regrets that he has not been able to see Saturn because of bad weather
Read to the Royal Society on 19 November 1713
- Reference number
- EL/D1/59
- Earliest possible date
- 22 August 1713
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Derham, Letter, from William Derham to John Chamberlayne, dated at Upminster, 22 August 1713, EL/D1/59, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d1_59/letter-from-william-derham-to-john-chamberlayne-dated-at-upminster, accessed on 25 March 2025
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL -
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John Chamberlayne
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William Derham
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