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RefNoHS/5/136
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Niccolo Cacciatore to Sir John Herschel, dated at Palermo
CreatorCacciatore; Niccolo (1770-1841); Italian astronomer
Date10 March 1825
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for information on the Royal Society [of London] barometers. Would he purchase various instruments for the new observatory. Notes on star readings.
LanguageItalian
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originPalermo, Sicily, Italy
Origin coordinates38.111111, 13.351667
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6371
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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