Paper, 'Method of observing the changes that happen to the fixed stars; remarks on the stability of light of the sun; also a catalogue of comparative brightness for ascertaining the permanancy of the lustre of the stars' by William Herschel
Reference number: L&P/10/141
Date: 01 January 1796
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Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'On the method of observing the changes that happen to the fixed stars; with some remarks on the stability of the light of our sun. To which is added, a catalogue of comparative brightness, for ascertaining the permanency of the lustre of stars'
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William Herschel, Paper, 'Method of observing the changes that happen to the fixed stars; remarks on the stability of light of the sun; also a catalogue of comparative brightness for ascertaining the permanancy of the lustre of the stars' by William Herschel, 01 January 1796, L&P/10/141, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_10_141/paper-method-of-observing-the-changes-that-happen-to-the-fixed-stars-remarks-on-the-stability-of-light-of-the-sun-also-a-catalogue-of-comparative-brightness-for-ascertaining-the-permanancy-of-the-lustre-of-the-stars-by-william-herschel, accessed on 22 April 2025
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IX. On the method of observing the changes that happen to the fixed stars; with some remarks on the stability of the light of our sun. To which is added, a catalogue of comparative brightness, for ascertaining the permanency of the lustre of stars External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1796
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1796.0010
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Decade 10 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1792-1796 Reference number: L&P/10
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