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Letter, from William Lassell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Ray Lodge, Maidenhead

Reference number: HS/11/168

Date: 24 March 1868

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending his impression, formed during a recent visit to Dublin, of the Great Telescope destined for Melbourne. Considers it a triumph of mechanical invention.

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HS/11/168
Earliest possible date
24 March 1868
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7 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 Ray Lodge, Maidenhead, 24 March 1868, HS/11/168, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_11_168/letter-from-william-lassell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-ray-lodge-maidenhead, accessed on 22 April 2025

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