| RefNo | AP/14/17/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished copy letter, regarding notice of a meteor from W [William] Ronald to Fearon Fallows |
| Date | 20 October 1829 |
| Description | Ronald reports on a sighting of a meteor through the roof of the observatory in Cape of Good Hope at 10 o'clock in the evening on 19 October 1829. Ronald describes seeing a blaze of light and hearing a loud report in the same direction. He also describes the weather on the day it occurred.
Subject: Astronomy
Written by Ronald at the Royal Observatory in Cape of Good Hope [in modern Cape Town, South Africa]. Communicated by John Wilson Croker. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/14/17/2 |
| AP/14/17 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3563 | Croker; John Wilson (1780 - 1857) | 1780 - 1857 |
| NA4556 | Fallows; Fearon (1789 - 1831); astronomer | 1789 - 1831 |