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Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at Vine College, Cambridge

Reference number: HS/15/465

Date: 19 March 1861

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses 'autograph of the sun' he sent earlier. Discusses measuring relative temperature of sun. Has an unpublished letter of Galileo to Cardinal Barberini regarding sunspots.

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HS/15/465
Earliest possible date
19 March 1861
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Selwyn

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William Selwyn, Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at Vine College, Cambridge, 19 March 1861, HS/15/465, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_465/letter-from-william-selwyn-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-vine-college-cambridge, accessed on 04 December 2024

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