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RefNoHS/9/190
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Margaret Hall to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at 30 Portland Place
CreatorHall; Margaret (fl.1839); wife of Basil Hall FRS
Date11 December 1839
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. In a postscript, Basil Hall says that he plans to bring his camera when the Hall's come to visit so that he may photograph what remains of the great 40-foot reflector.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place origin30 Portland Place
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10307
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