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 Has an unpublished letter of Galileo to Cardinal Barberini regarding sunspots.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
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- 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, 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 10 December 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 15 Sabine-Selwyn
1820-1870 Reference number: HS/15
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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