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Observation on solar eclipse, by William Hyde Wollaston

Reference number: HS/19/267

Date: 1827

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Handwritten notes on observation of solar eclipse, including description of the equatorial telescope used.

Reference number
HS/19/267
Earliest possible date
1827
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pp.
Format
Manuscript

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William Hyde Wollaston

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William Hyde Wollaston, Observation on solar eclipse, by William Hyde Wollaston, 1827, HS/19/267, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_267/observation-on-solar-eclipse-by-william-hyde-wollaston, accessed on 17 September 2026

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