| RefNo | HS/12/137 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Thomas Maclear to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bushman Flat Sector Sta. |
| Creator | Thomas Maclear |
| Date | 30 May 1847 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has just read W. R. Dawes's description of the observatory at Camden Lodge and the telescope by eorg Merz makes Thomas Maclear envious. Hopes John Frederick William Herschel will press claims for one for the Cape. Is at present engaged sinking the Sector for shelter. Thomas Maclear has suffered much from the effects of the heat. Dr. Gall has died, aged 98. What a drubbing G. B. Airy has given R. H. Inglis. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Bushman Flat Sector Sta. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11777
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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); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |