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Letter, from William Lassell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Sandfield Park near Liverpool

Reference number: HS/11/158

Date: 11 December 1860

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Was grateful for the copy of John Frederick William Herschel's article on the telescope. Sends parcels containing two specimens of 4-ft. specula; comments on these. Weather has been unsuitable for observations.

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HS/11/158
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11 December 1860
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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 Sandfield Park near Liverpool, 11 December 1860, HS/11/158, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_11_158/letter-from-william-lassell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-sandfield-park-near-liverpool, accessed on 22 April 2025

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