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Autograph letter signed by sender. Was pleased to receive John Frederick William Herschel's letter and his observations of Etna. Would like his memoir on the Nebulae of the Southern Hemisphere. Wishes him a prosperous time at the Cape. Would like some of the copper coins from Madagascar.

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HS/8/96
Earliest possible date
10 October 1833
Page extent
3 pages
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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, 10 October 1833, HS/8/96, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_96/letter-from-mario-gemmellaro-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-nicolosi-sulletna, accessed on 13 February 2026

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