Talk:William Lassell
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editSee the Talk page of the article on the Discovery of Neptune. Lassell seems to have been subject to a series of disasters. These included an injured ankle and a lost letter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.203.3.122 (talk) 16:31, 12 January 2008 (UTC) he tried —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.204.9.22 (talk) 04:11, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
Mirrored in print
editThe gist and much of the phrasing of this article as it existed, e.g. in 2010 formed footnote 15 of Stefan Hughes, Catchers of the Light: The Astrophotographers' Family History 2012, p. 2634.--Wetman (talk) 01:55, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
On Series 46, Episode 10 of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, broadcast on 7 January 2024, a descendant of Lassell showed a telescope, which may have been made by Lassel himself, which was valued at £20,000 by expert Marc Allum. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:09, 7 January 2024 (UTC)