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Incomplete letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at Foxton Royston

Reference number: HS/15/500

Date: 15 April 1868

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Autographed letter, incomplete. Is graphically charting the sun and planets to compare them. Explains the lines and positions of bodies in his diagrams.

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HS/15/500
Earliest possible date
15 April 1868
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Selwyn

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William Selwyn, Incomplete letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at Foxton Royston, 15 April 1868, HS/15/500, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_500/incomplete-letter-from-william-selwyn-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-foxton-royston, accessed on 04 December 2024

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