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RefNoHS/16/225
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Charles Piazzi Smyth to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope
CreatorCharles Piazzi Smyth
Date9 March 1843
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Sends John Frederick William Herschel observations of Comet of 1843; disappointed with Cape Observatory's records of the comet. Oversees Observatory in absence of Thomas Maclear, who is at Zwartland for meridian survey. Lists and describes instruments in use at Cape Observatory. Discusses sources of error.
LanguageEnglish
Extent6pp
FormatManuscript
Place originThe Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa
Origin coordinates-33.9347, 18.4776
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4567
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3757Smyth; Charles Piazzi (1819 - 1900)1819 - 1900
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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