| Reference number | HS/3/362 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty |
| Creator | Francis Beaufort |
| Date | 23 January 1839 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has mentioned to Dr. T. R. Robinson their hopes of supplying the Cape Observatory with an equatorial telescope and theodolite. Encloses Robinson's comments. George Dollond would take two years to mount such a telescope. Curious paper in the Comptes rendus. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | The Admiralty |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5055, -0.1274 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5460
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5914 | Beaufort; Sir; Francis (1774 - 1857); hydrographer | 1774 - 1857 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |