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Reference numberL&P/11/159
LevelFile
TitlePaper, 'Observations tending to investigate the nature of the sun' by William Herschel
Date1801
DescriptionContains plate.

Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Observations tending to investigate the nature of the sun, in order to find the causes or symptoms of its variable emission of light and heat; with remarks on the use that may possibly be drawn from solar observations'

Read 16 April 1801
Extent53p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper and plate
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1801.0015
Related records in the catalogueL&P/11/159/2
L&P/11/159/1
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8060Herschel; Sir; William (1738 - 1822); astronomer1738 - 1822
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