Sunspots
Date
1711
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Unknown, Engraver
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The Royal Society, Publisher
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Four figures from issue 330 of in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.
Figure I. Astronomical chart showing the changing position of sunspots observed from Upminster across November 1706-September 1707.
Figure II. Astronomical chart showing the changing position of sunspots observed from Upminster across January 1704-October 1705.
Figure III. Depiction of sunspots observed from Upminster in August 1708.
Figure IV. Astronomical chart showing the position of the sunspots observed from Upminster in August 1708.
Illustrations to ‘II. Observations upon the spots that have been upon the Sun, from the year 1703 to 1711. with a letter of Mr. Crabtrie, in the year 1640. upon the same subject. By the Reverend Mr William Derham, F. R. S’ in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 27, issue 330 (June 1711).
William Derham (1657-1735), British Church of England clergyman and natural philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1703.
Figure I. Astronomical chart showing the changing position of sunspots observed from Upminster across November 1706-September 1707.
Figure II. Astronomical chart showing the changing position of sunspots observed from Upminster across January 1704-October 1705.
Figure III. Depiction of sunspots observed from Upminster in August 1708.
Figure IV. Astronomical chart showing the position of the sunspots observed from Upminster in August 1708.
Illustrations to ‘II. Observations upon the spots that have been upon the Sun, from the year 1703 to 1711. with a letter of Mr. Crabtrie, in the year 1640. upon the same subject. By the Reverend Mr William Derham, F. R. S’ in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 27, issue 330 (June 1711).
William Derham (1657-1735), British Church of England clergyman and natural philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1703.
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William Derham (1657 - 1735, British) , Clergyman
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