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RefNoHS/11/168
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Lassell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Ray Lodge, Maidenhead
CreatorWilliam Lassell
Date24 March 1868
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Sending his impression, formed during a recent visit to Dublin, of the Great Telescope destined for Melbourne. Considers it a triumph of mechanical invention.
LanguageEnglish
Extent7pp
FormatManuscript
Place originRay Lodge, Maidenhead
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11275
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7987Lassell; William (1799 - 1880); astronomer1799 - 1880
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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