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Letter, from William Derham to Richard Waller, dated at Upminster

Reference number: EL/D1/61

Date: 23 June 1714

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Observations of Jupiter made with a twenty-four foot telescope
States that a spot on the darkest belt was seen (as shown in a figure) and that only three satellites have been witnessed
Read to the Royal Society on 24 June 1714

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EL/D1/61
Earliest possible date
23 June 1714
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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William Derham

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William Derham, William Derham, Letter, from William Derham to Richard Waller, dated at Upminster, 23 June 1714, EL/D1/61, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d1_61/letter-from-william-derham-to-richard-waller-dated-at-upminster, accessed on 13 July 2025

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