Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Beaufort, dated at [Slough]
Reference number: HS/21/94
Date: 1831-12-18 or later
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Copy of a letter. Responds to Francis Beaufort's request for advice regarding instructions for Thomas Henderson upon taking the position at the Cape Observatory. Suggests Henderson supervise tidal observations, but not get involved in measurement of arc of meridian. Hopes to see Henderson before his departure, but John Frederick William Herschel's mother now gravely ill.
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- HS/21/94
- Earliest possible date
- 1831-12-18 or later
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Beaufort, dated at [Slough], 1831-12-18 or later, HS/21/94, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_94/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-beaufort-dated-at-slough, accessed on 25 January 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: 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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Francis Beaufort
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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