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RefNoL&P/11/159/2
LevelItem
TitlePlate, 'Observations of the nature of the sun' by William Herschel
Date1801
DescriptionContains 19 figures.

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
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionIllustration on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1801.0015
RelatedRecordL&P/11/159
L&P/11/159/1
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8060Herschel; Sir; William (1738 - 1822); astronomer1738 - 1822
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