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RefNoL&P/9/145
LevelFile
TitlePaper, 'Account of the discovery of a sixth and seventh satellite of the planet Saturn, with remarks on the construction of its ring, its atmosphere, its rotation on an axis and its spherodical figure' by William Herschel
Date3 November 1789
DescriptionContains five figures.

Subject: Astronomy

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Account of the discovery of a sixth and seventh satellite of the planet Saturn; with remarks on the construction of its ring, its atmosphere, its rotation on an axis, and its spheroidical figure'

Read 12 November 1789
Extent28p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper and five plates
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1790.0001
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8060Herschel; Sir; William (1738 - 1822); astronomer1738 - 1822
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