RefNo | HS/8/102 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Mario Gemmellaro to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nicolosi sull'Etna |
Creator | Gemmellaro; Mario (1773-1839); Italian naturalist; geologist |
Date | 20 March 1836 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Pleased to hear of the good health of John Frederick William Herschel and family. Everyone hopes John Frederick William Herschel will make new discoveries in the physiological and anatomical fields as a result of his observations. Etna's crater is slowly changing. A fireball has been observed; also Halley's Comet as correctly predicted by Niccolo Cacciatore. |
Language | Italian |
Extent | 2pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Nicolosi sull'Etna, Sicily, Italy |
Origin coordinates | 37.616667, 15.016667 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9755
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |