Record

RefNoHS/13/64a
LevelItem
TitleDraft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Thomas Napier
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date22 November 1838
DescriptionDraft letter. Regrets the delay in his letters but has been occupied with various matters ever since he returned from the Cape. Visited his Aunt Caroline in Germany. Visited Charles Grant (Baron Glenelg) and gave him his own views on education. Later met Sir George Grey, who outlined the new plan for education at the Cape.
LanguageEnglish
Extent6pp
FormatManuscript
Place originn.p.
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialHS/21/269
RelatedRecordHS/21/269
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12208
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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