| RefNo | HS/12/34 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Thomas Maclear to Sir John Herschel, dated at Biggleswade |
| Creator | Thomas Maclear |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 23 February 1833 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Hears that John Frederick William Herschel is contemplating a rotatory roof for his telescope at the Cape. Sends details of a method he has devised for his own observatory. Will send a drawing of it next week. Will be pleased to show it to John Frederick William Herschel if he is that way. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Biggleswade, Bedfordshire |
| Origin coordinates | 52.0855, -0.2557 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11669
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7105 | Maclear; Sir; Thomas (1794 - 1879) | 1794 - 1879 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |