Letter, from Mario Gemmellaro to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nicolosi sull'Etna
Reference number: HS/8/96
Date: 10 October 1833
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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
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- 10 October 1833
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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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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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 8 Galbraith-J Grahame
1810-1870 Reference number: HS/8
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John Frederick William Herschel
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