| RefNo | HS/7/389 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from A. Fyers to Sir John Herschel, dated at Mauritius |
| Creator | Fry; Samuel (1835-1890); photographer |
| Date | 18 October 1851 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has established a Meteorological Society at Port Louis. What type of barometer would John Frederick William Herschel advise them to adopt? Hopes to extend their activities to magnetic observations later. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Mauritius |
| Origin coordinates | -20.2, 57.5 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9650
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |