| RefNo | HS/11/136 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Lassell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Starfield, Liverpool |
| Creator | William Lassell |
| Date | 31 January 1848 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received a letter from W. C. Bond of the Cambridge Observatory (U.S.A.), who speaks of the satellite of Neptune. Bond also sends details of the stars around Orion. Relates his own work on the specula of telescopes. Intends to submit a paper on this to the Royal Astronomical Society |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 6pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Starfield, Liverpool |
| Origin coordinates | 53.4075, -2.9919 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11245
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7987 | Lassell; William (1799 - 1880); astronomer | 1799 - 1880 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |