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Paper, 'Re-examination of seven double stars made whilst the former part of this communication was in the press' by James South

Reference number: PT/18/5

Date: 01 February 1826

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The title refers to South's paper authored with John Frederick William Herschel titled 'Re-examination of thirty-six double and triple stars, the distances and positions of which, as observed by Mr Herschel and Mr South, were published in the Philosophical Transactions for 1824', published in volume 116 of Philosophical Transactions. The accompanying calculations and results are found at PT/18/6. This further re-examination was not published.

Subject: Astronomy

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PT/18/5
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01 February 1826
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8 pages
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Manuscript

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James South

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James South, Paper, 'Re-examination of seven double stars made whilst the former part of this communication was in the press' by James South, 01 February 1826, PT/18/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pt_18_5/paper-re-examination-of-seven-double-stars-made-whilst-the-former-part-of-this-communication-was-in-the-press-by-james-south, accessed on 20 April 2025

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