RefNo | HS/25/4/9 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Feldhausen near Wynberg |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 7 February 1835 |
Description | Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Discusses tidal observations made at the Cape and a paper by William Whewell on tides. Praises viewing conditions at the Cape. Describes political struggles at the Cape. |
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: TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20725 C |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9087
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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 |