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RefNoHS/12/116
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Thomas Maclear to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope
CreatorThomas Maclear
Date14 March 1839
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Will send observations to John Frederick William Herschel. Granite column will be constructed at Feldhausen as a memorial [to John Frederick William Herschel]; will forward plans.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originThe Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa
Origin coordinatesA33.9347, 18.4776
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11757
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7105Maclear; Sir; Thomas (1794 - 1879)1794 - 1879
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