Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at Foxton Royston
Reference number: HS/15/501
Date: 29 May 1868
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses his diagram of planetary distances to the sun and earth. Will soon have autographs of sun showing the 'change-up' of a spot.
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- HS/15/501
- Earliest possible date
- 29 May 1868
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- 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 Foxton Royston, 29 May 1868, HS/15/501, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_501/letter-from-william-selwyn-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-foxton-royston, accessed on 10 December 2025
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This item is part of:
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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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William Selwyn
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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