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Paper, 'A series of observations of the satellites of the Georgian planet, including a passage through the node of their orbits; with an introductory account of the telescopic apparatus that has been used on this occasion; and a final exposition of some calculated particulars deduced from the observations' by William Herschel

Reference number: PT/9/19

Date: 1815

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50 manuscript pages and one plate showing the positions of the satellites.

Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'A series of observations of the satellites of the Georgian planet, including a passage through the node of their orbits; with an introductory account of the telescopic apparatus that has been used on this occasion; and a final exposition of some calculated particulars deduced from the observations'.

Read 8 June 1815.

Abstract published in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [later Proceedings of the Royal Society of London], Volume 2, 1833.

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PT/9/19
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1815
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Ink on paper
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51 pages
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Manuscript

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William Herschel

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William Herschel, Paper, 'A series of observations of the satellites of the Georgian planet, including a passage through the node of their orbits; with an introductory account of the telescopic apparatus that has been used on this occasion; and a final exposition of some calculated particulars deduced from the observations' by William Herschel, 1815, PT/9/19, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pt_9_19/paper-a-series-of-observations-of-the-satellites-of-the-georgian-planet-including-a-passage-through-the-node-of-their-orbits-with-an-introductory-account-of-the-telescopic-apparatus-that-has-been-used-on-this-occasion-and-a-final-exposition-of-some-calculated-particulars-deduced-from-the-observations-by-william-herschel, accessed on 09 August 2026

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    Dates: 1802 - 1865

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