| RefNo | HS/18/122 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Robert Wauchope to Sir John Herschel, dated at Simons Town [near Cape Town] |
| Creator | Wauchope; Robert (1788-1862); Royal Navy admiral; inventor of the time ball |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 4 July 1837 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. J. D. Thompson plans to write John Frederick William Herschel about problem of positioning tide gage in dockyard. Admiral [Patrick Campbell] may move it to end of jetty. Robert Wauchope suggests omitting night observations in winter; jetty dangerous in bad weather. Will soon be ordered home. Amused by John Frederick William Herschel's report on Ascension [Island] sulfur. Sorry to hear Mary Herschel is ill. Robert Wauchope's son William is well again, but weak. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Simons Bay, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Origin coordinates | -34.1913, 18.4327 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7919
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |