Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Maclear, dated at Wynberg
Reference number: HS/21/159
Date: 4 April 1834
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Copy of a letter. Found a 'very fine' planetary nebula. Unable to learn anything conclusive from TM's microscope readings. John Frederick William Herschel's observation tower is erected and is currently being plastered.
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- HS/21/159
- Earliest possible date
- 4 April 1834
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Maclear, dated at Wynberg, 4 April 1834, HS/21/159, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_159/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-thomas-maclear-dated-at-wynberg, accessed on 21 January 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 21 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/21
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Thomas Maclear
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