RefNo | HS/25/4/19 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John I. Taylor, dated at Feldhausen |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 7 January 1836 |
Description | Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Compares John I. Taylor's observations of stars very favorably with most others available to John Frederick William Herschel; explains how John Frederick William Herschel had helped Thomas Maclear improve the mounting on a telescope at the Cape observatory, together with comments on other equipment. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
Origin coordinates | -33.980556, 18.465278 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1058
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA6331 | Taylor; John (1779 - 1863) | 1779 - 1863 |