Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Selwyn, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/24/313
Date: 12 May 1870
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Copy of a letter. The research shows no particularly 'maculiferous' area on the sun, but William Selwyn may, as William Selwyn requested, present 'data' to the Royal Astronomical Society Has noticed two new spots on helioautographs on 20 and 27 April.
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- HS/24/313
- Earliest possible date
- 12 May 1870
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Selwyn, dated at Collingwood, 12 May 1870, HS/24/313, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_24_313/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-selwyn-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 10 December 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 24 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/24
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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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