RefNo | HS/16/404 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Somerville, dated at Feldhausen |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 17 July 1835 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Glad the government has recognized Mrs. Somerville's work. Discusses the hostility toward natives at the Cape and criticizes actions of colonists. Astronomical observing conditions at Cape are very good. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
Origin coordinates | -33.980556, 18.465278 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | HS/21/181 |
RelatedRecord | HS/21/181 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2711
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA3435 | Somerville; William (1771 - 1860) | 1771 - 1860 |