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

Reference number: HS/15/466

Date: 27 April 1861

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses Galileo's unpublished letter on sunspots. Outlines comparisons between tropical storms and sunspots as discussed at Cambridge Philosophical Society. Wishes to meet [Frederick] Howlett to discuss sunspots.

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HS/15/466
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27 April 1861
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William Selwyn, William Selwyn, Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge, 27 April 1861, HS/15/466, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_466/letter-from-william-selwyn-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cambridge, accessed on 16 November 2025

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