| RefNo | HS/7/248 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Robert FitzRoy, dated at Feldhausen |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 3 October 1836 |
| Description | Draft letter. Sends a copy of the printed paper by Robert FitzRoy. Regarding chronometer measurements. Has just received a communication from Alexander von Humboldt in which he seems to have anticipated both John Frederick William Herschel's and Robert FitzRoy's ideas. Comments on a new machine for sounding. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 10pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
| Origin coordinates | -33.980556, 18.465278 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/21/216; HS/25/5/5 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/21/216 |
| HS/25/5/5 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9503
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA6774 | FitzRoy; Robert (1805 - 1865); hydrographer and meteorologist | 1805 - 1865 |