| RefNo | HS/25/15/13 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Maclear |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Thomas Maclear |
| Date | 22 July 1844 |
| Description | Incomplete copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. 'Penny Post' is deluging John Frederick William Herschel with nuisance mail. Reviews John Frederick William Herschel's efforts to obtain object glass for equatorial telescope at Cape of Good Hope. Trying to convince G. B. Airy to purchase from Merz and Mahler in Munich, rather than from William Simms. Russia is using Thomas Maclear's 'Cape Arc' in survey of its entire country. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: TxU:H/L-0242; Reel 1054 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12838
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA7105 | Maclear; Sir; Thomas (1794 - 1879) | 1794 - 1879 |