Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at Foxton Royston
Reference number: HS/15/470
Date: 8 October 1862

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses problems with darkness on solar autographs and also the appearance of a white spot or 'ghost.' Cannot explain the 'notch' in the Aug. 4 autographs.
- Reference number
- HS/15/470
- Earliest possible date
- 8 October 1862
- Page extent
- 8 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Selwyn, Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at Foxton Royston, 8 October 1862, HS/15/470, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_470/letter-from-william-selwyn-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-foxton-royston, accessed on 12 May 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; 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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William Selwyn
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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