RefNo | HS/18/121 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Robert Wauchope to Sir John Herschel, dated at Simons Bay [near Cape Town] |
Creator | Wauchope; Robert (1788-1862); Royal Navy admiral; inventor of the time ball |
Date | 8 May 1835 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sorry to involve John Frederick William Herschel in dispute with H. H. Gird over 120 dollars for horse. Will settle out of court. Sends two mineral specimens from Ascension [Island] and barometric observations. |
Language | English |
Extent | 2pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Simons Bay, Cape Town, South Africa |
Origin coordinates | -34.1913, 18.4327 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7918
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |