| RefNo | MM/12/111 | 
| Level | Item | 
| Title | Letter from David Gill, Cape Observatory, to Warren de la Rue | 
| Date | 6 June 1880 | 
| Description | On the need for a new telescope to be in place at the Cape Observatory by 1882, so the Transit of Venus can be properly observed. | 
| Extent | 4 sides | 
| Format | Manuscript | 
| AccessStatus | Open | 
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates | 
| NA6654 | Gill; Sir; David (1843 - 1914); astronomer | 1843 - 1914 | 
| NA3837 | Rue; Warren de la (1815 - 1889); chemist and astronomer | 1815 - 1889 |