Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Selwyn
Reference number: HS/15/514
Date: 1869-11?
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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.
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- 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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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , 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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John Frederick William Herschel
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William Selwyn
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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