| RefNo | HS/25/3/18 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Cape Town |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 28 January 1834 |
| Description | Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Has arrived at Cape Town; finds it an 'Earthly Paradise.' Describes its climate and noteworthy features of the southern heavens. John Frederick William Herschel's views on geology transformed by having read volume III of Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Origin coordinates | -33.925278, 18.423889 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20723 C |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9085
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA6578 | Whewell; William (1794 - 1866); college head and writer on the history and philosophy of science | 1794 - 1866 |