Paper, 'On the power of penetrating into space by the telescope' by William Herschel
Reference number: L&P/11/108
Date: 20 June 1799
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Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'On the power of penetrating into space by telescopes; with a comparative determination of the extent of that power in natural vision, and in telescopes of various sizes and constructions; illustrated by select observations'
Read 21 November 1799
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- L&P/11/108
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- 20 June 1799
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- 40 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Herschel, Paper, 'On the power of penetrating into space by the telescope' by William Herschel, 20 June 1799, L&P/11/108, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_11_108/paper-on-the-power-of-penetrating-into-space-by-the-telescope-by-william-herschel, accessed on 07 December 2024
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IV. On the power of penetrating into space by telescopes; with a comparative determination of the extent of that power in natural vision, and in telescopes of various sizes and constructions; illustrated by select observations External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1800
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1800.0005
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Decade 11 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1796-1801 Reference number: L&P/11
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