Paper, 'An account of the discovery of two satellites revolving around the Georgian planet' by William Herschel
Reference number: L&P/9/30
Date: 1787

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Contains plate.
Subject: Astronomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the discovery of two satellites revolving round the Georgian planet'
Read 15 February 1787
- Reference number
- L&P/9/30
- Earliest possible date
- 1787
- Physical description
- Ink on paper and plate
- Page extent
- 7 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Herschel, Paper, 'An account of the discovery of two satellites revolving around the Georgian planet' by William Herschel, 1787, L&P/9/30, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_9_30/paper-an-account-of-the-discovery-of-two-satellites-revolving-around-the-georgian-planet-by-william-herschel, accessed on 12 February 2025
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Date: 31st December 1787
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1787.0016
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Letters and Papers of a scientific nature submitted for publication by the Royal Society
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Decade 9 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
1786-1792 Reference number: L&P/9
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William Herschel
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