Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry John Temple, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/17/343
Date: 31 March 1820
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Draft letter. Recommends Fearon Fallows for position as astronomer at Cape of Good Hope. Praises FF for his mathematical ability.
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- HS/17/343
- Earliest possible date
- 31 March 1820
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry John Temple, dated at Slough, 31 March 1820, HS/17/343, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_343/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-henry-john-temple-dated-at-slough, accessed on 07 February 2026
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