Paper, 'On the rotation of Saturn upon its axis' by William Herschel
Reference number: L&P/10/71
Date: 22 January 1794
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Contains plate.
Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'On the rotation of the planet Saturn upon its axis'
Read 23 January 1794
- Reference number
- L&P/10/71
- Earliest possible date
- 22 January 1794
- Physical description
- Ink on paper and plate
- Page extent
- 21 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Herschel, Paper, 'On the rotation of Saturn upon its axis' by William Herschel, 22 January 1794, L&P/10/71, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_10_71/paper-on-the-rotation-of-saturn-upon-its-axis-by-william-herschel, accessed on 15 May 2026
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Date: 31st December 1794
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1794.0010
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