Letter, from William Lassell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Sandfield Park near Liverpool
Reference number: HS/11/157
Date: 13 February 1860
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Pointing out the reasons for some apparent discrepancies in the drawing of his telescope. The drawing was hurriedly done by his daughter.
- Reference number
- HS/11/157
- Earliest possible date
- 13 February 1860
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Lassell, Letter, from William Lassell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Sandfield Park near Liverpool, 13 February 1860, HS/11/157, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_11_157/letter-from-william-lassell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-sandfield-park-near-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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