| RefNo | HS/12/210 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Thomas Maclear to Sir John Herschel |
| Creator | Thomas Maclear |
| Date | 19 August 1835 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Will long remember the triumphant meeting last night. Has heard nothing from England. Hopes C. P. Smyth may have come in the Romney, which arrived in Simon's Bay last evening. The traversing floor for the reflector will be finished tomorrow. Has been told that John Frederick William Herschel foretells that Halley's Comet will not be visible. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11851
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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 |