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Table of astronomical positions, by William Lassell

Reference number: HS/19/236

Date: 1851

Description

Clean copy of positions taken at Greenwich time by Lassell from 24 October to 11 December 1851, likely of satellites of Saturn identified as 1;2;III and IV, in Lassell's hand. Each is given its position in parallax, orbit and relative distance at a given time and day.

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HS/19/236
Earliest possible date
1851
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
1 p.
Format
Manuscript

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William Lassell

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William Lassell, Table of astronomical positions, by William Lassell, 1851, HS/19/236, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_236/table-of-astronomical-positions-by-william-lassell, accessed on 25 March 2025

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