RefNoHS/8/91
LevelItem
TitleDraft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mario Gemmellaro, dated at Palermo
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date16 July 1824
DescriptionDraft letter. Is grateful for the assistance received while in Catania. Comments on the divisions of the barometer. His own barometer was undamaged after travelling 500 miles over impassible roads. Would be pleased to receive communications.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originPalermo, Sicily, Italy
Origin coordinates38.111111, 13.351667
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialHS/20/184
RelatedRecordHS/20/184
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9744
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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