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Draft letter, with diagrams. Discusses discrepencies between his observations for September and William Selwyn's photograph. It seems the new spots result from Jupiter being in opposition.

Reference number
HS/15/514
Earliest possible date
1869-11?
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Selwyn, 1869-11?, HS/15/514, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_514/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-selwyn, accessed on 10 November 2025

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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