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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses observations of Mt. Etna since its last eruption in 1832 and the work of geologist Teodoro Monticelli.

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HS/8/103
Earliest possible date
14 May 1836
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Mario Gemmellaro

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Mario Gemmellaro, Letter, from Mario Gemmellaro to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nicolosi sull'Etna, 14 May 1836, HS/8/103, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_103/letter-from-mario-gemmellaro-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-nicolosi-sulletna, accessed on 15 April 2026

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