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Translation of a letter, from Mario Gemmellaro to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nicolosi sull'Etna

Reference number: HS/8/99a

Date: 25 March 1835

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Modern translation of letter HS/8/99. Congratulations on the birth of an infant. Niccolo Cacciatore is still working with the meridian. There has been no fall of aereolites in Sicily in spite of reports in the papers.

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HS/8/99a
Earliest possible date
25 March 1835
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript

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Mario Gemmellaro

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Mario Gemmellaro, Translation of a letter, from Mario Gemmellaro to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nicolosi sull'Etna, 25 March 1835, HS/8/99a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_99a/translation-of-a-letter-from-mario-gemmellaro-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-nicolosi-sulletna, accessed on 10 December 2024

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