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Paper, 'Astronomical observations concerning the mountains of the Moon' by William Herschel

Reference number: L&P/7/159

Date: 1780

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Contains one plate.

Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Astronomical observations relating to the mountains of the Moon.'

Read 11 May 1780

Reference number
L&P/7/159
Earliest possible date
1780
Physical description
Ink on paper and plate
Page extent
36 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

William Herschel

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William Herschel, Paper, 'Astronomical observations concerning the mountains of the Moon' by William Herschel, 1780, L&P/7/159, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_7_159/paper-astronomical-observations-concerning-the-mountains-of-the-moon-by-william-herschel, accessed on 09 June 2026

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