| RefNo | HS/25/4/7 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Feldhausen |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 20 February 1835 |
| Description | Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Describes the tests and adjustments John Frederick William Herschel has recommended to Thomas Maclear to try to remove anomalies from the functioning of the transit circle at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope; also comments on the beauty of some southern nebulae. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
| Origin coordinates | -33.980556, 18.465278 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: RGO 6.368.596 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel53
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |