RefNo | HS/13/121 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Thomas John Newbold to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bombay |
Creator | Thomas John Newbold |
Date | 15 July 1842 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. On his last passage down the Red Sea the Captain informed T. Newbold of the singular alteration of his chronometers. Comments on this and would like John Frederick William Herschel's views. Magnetic station at Aden has never been set up and the instruments are still at Bombay. Examined the ancient canal while at Suez. Will be pleased to assist John Frederick William Herschel in any way. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Bombay, [Mumbai], India |
Origin coordinates | 19.076111, 72.8775 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12264
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA7319 | Newbold; Thomas John (1807 - 1850) | 1807 - 1850 |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |