Extract of a letter, from H[enry] Stanyan [to the Royal Society], dated at Harfield
Reference number: EL/S2/30
Date: 01 January 1703

Description
Original dated 8 June 1703
Observations of a solar spot witnessed with an 18-foot telescope
Figure of spot in text
Read to the Royal Society on 16 June 1703
- Reference number
- EL/S2/30
- Earliest possible date
- 01 January 1703
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
- Also available on Early Modern Letters Online
- View
Creator name
H Stanyan
Use this record
Export this record
Citation
H Stanyan, Extract of a letter, from H[enry] Stanyan [to the Royal Society], dated at Harfield, 01 January 1703, EL/S2/30, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s2_30/extract-of-a-letter-from-henry-stanyan-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-harfield, accessed on 06 February 2025
Link to this record
https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_s2_30/extract-of-a-letter-from-henry-stanyan-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-harfield
Embed this record
<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/el_s2_30/extract-of-a-letter-from-henry-stanyan-to-the-royal-society-dated-at-harfield" title="Extract of a letter, from H[enry] Stanyan [to the Royal Society], dated at Harfield" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
Hierarchy
This item is part of:
-
'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL -
Explore the collection
-
Early Letters
Dates: 1613-1740
The archival collection known as 'Early Letters' is composed of original manuscript letters sent to, or collected by, the Royal Society from English and foreign correspondents.View collection