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Great Red Spot Tracking

Name: Great Red Spot Tracking – Great Britain factsheet records
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Great Britain · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1878Date range

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Chronological records

1878

William Frederick Denning1878

Bristol · Science / Astronomy

Begins systematic observations of Jupiter's Great Red Spot and its changing longitude.

Names involved

William Frederick Denning

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