Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mario Gemmellaro, dated at London
Reference number: HS/8/94
Date: 11 January 1827
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Draft letter. Sends his reasons for not writing. Includes results of his readings of Etna and observations of the comet.
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- HS/8/94
- Earliest possible date
- 11 January 1827
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mario Gemmellaro, dated at London, 11 January 1827, HS/8/94, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_94/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-mario-gemmellaro-dated-at-london, accessed on 16 July 2026
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