Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mario Gemmellaro, dated at London
Reference number: HS/20/244
Date: 11 January 1827
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Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Sends his reasons for not writing. Includes results of his readings of Etna and observations of the comet.
- Reference number
- HS/20/244
- Earliest possible date
- 11 January 1827
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mario Gemmellaro, dated at London, 11 January 1827, HS/20/244, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_244/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-mario-gemmellaro-dated-at-london, accessed on 06 June 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 20 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/20
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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