| RefNo | HS/7/156 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Fearon Fallows to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's College, Cambridge |
| Creator | Fearon Fallows |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 19 February 1820 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Pleased to hear of his election to the Astronomical Society. No further news of the projected observatory at Cambridge. Has John Frederick William Herschel any news of the Observatory to be erected at the Cape? Would John Frederick William Herschel add his name to his certificate for the Royal Society [of London] Is he interested in the Plumian Professorship? |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | St. John's College, Cambridge |
| Origin coordinates | 52.208056, 0.116667 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9403
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4556 | Fallows; Fearon (1789 - 1831); astronomer | 1789 - 1831 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |