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RefNoHS/12/208
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Thomas Maclear to Sir John Herschel
CreatorThomas Maclear
Date27 January 1836
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Lack of rest prevented him calling this morning, but would like to come this evening and stay the night. Comet did not appear so round last night. There was a terrible wind. Happy with how the wall and the building protected John Frederick William Herschel's 20-ft reflecting telescope from high winds.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originn.p.
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11849
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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