Note from Sir William Herschel to Sir William Hamilton
- Made:
- 1791
- maker:
- Herschel, William
Asking Hamilton to assist in persuading the King of Naples to have one of Herschel's 20ft. telescopes erected in Naples for astronomical observations to be taken. The note is written in the third person. With an offprint from the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada describing the letter and its significance.
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- Identifier:
- MS/1405
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