| RefNo | HS/9/193 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Basil Hall to Sir John Herschel, dated at Portsmouth |
| Creator | Basil Hall |
| Date | 9 November 1840 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding the correct figure for the height of Etna, W. H. Smyth favors the half foot measurement. Regarding falls of stones from Vesuvius. Encloses calculations made by professor at Naval College. Remembers large balls of lava at Teneriffe. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Origin coordinates | 50.805833, -1.087222 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10310
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3408 | Hall; Basil (1788 - 1844); naval officer and author | 1788 - 1844 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |