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Letter, from William Lassell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Starfield, Liverpool

Reference number: HS/11/143

Date: 24 March 1852

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is well satisfied with the names John Frederick William Herschel has suggested for the satellites, but wonders whether the continental astronomers will accept them. Is puzzled by the orbits of two satellites.

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HS/11/143
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24 March 1852
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Lassell

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William Lassell, Letter, from William Lassell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Starfield, Liverpool, 24 March 1852, HS/11/143, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_11_143/letter-from-william-lassell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-starfield-liverpool, accessed on 15 January 2026

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