Letter, from William Lassell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Starfield, Liverpool
Reference number: HS/11/134
Date: 14 August 1847
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Grateful for John Frederick William Herschel's Cape observations. Has nothing new to report on the ring of Neptune. Has been troubled with dew on his prism, but has now succeeded in overcoming this difficulty.
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- HS/11/134
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- 14 August 1847
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Lassell, Letter, from William Lassell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Starfield, Liverpool, 14 August 1847, HS/11/134, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_11_134/letter-from-william-lassell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-starfield-liverpool, accessed on 22 April 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 11 Kane-L miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/11
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William Lassell
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John Frederick William Herschel
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