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Paper, 'Observations of the planet Venus' by William Herschel

Reference number: L&P/10/55

Date: 01 June 1793

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Contains plate.

Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Observations on the planet Venus'

Read 13 June 1793

Reference number
L&P/10/55
Earliest possible date
01 June 1793
Physical description
Ink on paper and plate
Page extent
21 pages
Format
Manuscript

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William Herschel

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William Herschel, Paper, 'Observations of the planet Venus' by William Herschel, 01 June 1793, L&P/10/55, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_10_55/paper-observations-of-the-planet-venus-by-william-herschel, accessed on 15 March 2025

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