| RefNo | MC/1/352 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Thomas Henderson, 1 Old Palace Yard, Westminster, [Dr. Peter Mark Roget and John George Children,] Secretaries of the Royal Society |
| Date | 13 December 1831 |
| Description | Regarding his recent appointment as Astronomer Royal at the Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope, replacing Rev. [Fearon] Fallows. Henderson requests a copy of the 'Philosophical Transactions' be regularly sent to the Observatory, in particular copies of [Karl Ludwig Christian] Rumkers' observations. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4556 | Fallows; Fearon (1789 - 1831); astronomer | 1789 - 1831 |
| NA5760 | Henderson; Thomas (1798 - 1844); astronomer | 1798 - 1844 |
| NA3175 | Children; John George (1777 - 1852); chemist | 1777 - 1852 |
| NA6616 | Roget; Peter Mark (1779 - 1869); physician and philologist | 1779 - 1869 |
| NA3777 | Rumker; Karl Ludwig Christian (1788 - 1862); astronomer | 1788 - 1862 |