| RefNo | HS/11/161 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Lassell to Sir Benjamin Brodie, dated at Sandfield Park near Liverpool |
| Creator | William Lassell |
| Recipient | Benjamin Brodie |
| Date | 29 August 1861 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks Sir Benjamin Brodie for providing letters of introduction for William Lassell's time in Malta and an important memorandum regarding unboarding the telescope. Details of travels to Malta. Hoping Brodie is less indisposed. Postscriptum mentioning that Lassell was expecting the documents to be sent by Herschel rather than directly by Brodie, see HS/11/160. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Bradstones, Sandfield Park near Liverpool |
| Origin coordinates | 53.425564, -2.912560 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11268
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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); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA8148 | Brodie; Sir; Benjamin Collins (1817 - 1880) | 1817 - 1880 |