Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Feldhausen near Wynberg
Reference number: HS/25/4/12
Date: 25 July 1835
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Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Reports on efforts made in June 1835 by John Frederick William Herschel and Thomas Maclear to have tidal observations made at Simon's Bay and Table Bay. Reports briefly on John Frederick William Herschel's astronomical observations. Describes increasing tensions with the Caffers [Kaffirs] in the Cape region.
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- HS/25/4/12
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- 25 July 1835
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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 William Whewell, dated at Feldhausen near Wynberg, 25 July 1835, HS/25/4/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_4_12/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-whewell-dated-at-feldhausen-near-wynberg, accessed on 12 February 2026
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