Letter, from William Lassell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Malta
Reference number: HS/11/165
Date: 6 January 1863
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. After receiving testimonials of the highest order he has appointed [Albert?] Marth to be his assistant. Encloses some observations of nebulae. If John Frederick William Herschel's sons are visiting Malta he would be pleased to see them.
- Reference number
- HS/11/165
- Earliest possible date
- 6 January 1863
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Lassell, Letter, from William Lassell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Malta, 6 January 1863, HS/11/165, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_11_165/letter-from-william-lassell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-malta, 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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