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Letter, 'Astronomical observations on the rotations of planets about their axes, in connection with the diurnal motion of the earth' from William Herschel to William Watson

Reference number: L&P/7/184

Date: 18 October 1780

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Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Astronomical observations on the rotation of the planets round their axes, made with a view to determine whether the Earth's diurnal motion is perfectly equable. In a letter from Mr. William Herschel of Bath to William Watson, M. D. F. R. S'

Read 11 January 1781

Reference number
L&P/7/184
Earliest possible date
18 October 1780
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Ink on paper
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28 pages
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Manuscript

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William Herschel

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William Herschel, Letter, 'Astronomical observations on the rotations of planets about their axes, in connection with the diurnal motion of the earth' from William Herschel to William Watson, 18 October 1780, L&P/7/184, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_7_184/letter-astronomical-observations-on-the-rotations-of-planets-about-their-axes-in-connection-with-the-diurnal-motion-of-the-earth-from-william-herschel-to-william-watson, accessed on 12 November 2025

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