Letter, from Edward James Stone to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Reference number: HS/17/241

Date: 26 September 1868

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Reports on examination of observations of 1769 of Venus's transit over the sun's disc. Discusses variations at different sites in 'breaking and formation of the black drop,' and possible causes of error in original observations. Will send copy of paper.

Reference number: HS/17/241
Earliest possible date: 26 September 1868
Page extent: 8 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Edward James Stone, Letter, from Edward James Stone to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 26 September 1868, HS/17/241, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_241/letter-from-edward-james-stone-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-observatory-greenwich, accessed on 23 March 2025

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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 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17

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