RefNo | HS/18/123 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Robert Wauchope to Sir John Herschel, dated at Simons Bay [near Cape Town] |
Creator | Wauchope; Robert (1788-1862); Royal Navy admiral; inventor of the time ball |
Date | 12 May 1835 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses barometer behavior during coastal gales and tornadoes. Will send John Frederick William Herschel a better specimen of oxide in granite fissure [illustration]. Robert Wauchope mistakenly assumed it was basalt. Regrets John Frederick William Herschel involved in Robert Wauchope's transaction with H. H. Gird. |
Language | English |
Extent | 3pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Simons Bay, Cape Town, South Africa |
Origin coordinates | -34.1913, 18.4327 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7920
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |