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RefNoHS/12/147
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Thomas Maclear to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope
CreatorThomas Maclear
Date26 February 1850
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Pleased to receive John Frederick William Herschel's letter, which he hastens to answer to remove any misconceptions regarding the equatorial. Comments on some of his observations of stars. Received [T. R.] Robinson's proposal for a large reflector. William Mann has just finished 8 years of tide gauge measures. Grieves to hear of the illness of W. R. Dawes. [George] Smalley's financial affairs have come to a crisis. Convict question has been settled; they are to be sent to Van Diemen's Land.
LanguageEnglish
Extent7pp
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/Herschel11787
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7105Maclear; Sir; Thomas (1794 - 1879)1794 - 1879
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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