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RefNoHS/17/241
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Edward James Stone to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Greenwich
CreatorEdward James Stone
Date26 September 1868
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Reports on examination of observations of 1769 of Venus's transit over the sun's disc. Discusses variations at different sites in 'breaking and formation of the black drop,' and possible causes of error in original observations. Will send copy of paper.
LanguageEnglish
Extent8pp
FormatManuscript
Place originThe Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Origin coordinates51.47783, -0.00139
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3335
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1541Stone; Edward James (1831 - 1897)1831 - 1897
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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