Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Cape Town
Reference number: HS/3/120
Date: 23 January 1834
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has arrived safely and unpacked his instruments. Has seen a suitable house for his observatory. Difficulty with the female servant brought from England. Has met Thomas Maclear. Difficulties of the latter.
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- HS/3/120
- Earliest possible date
- 23 January 1834
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Cape Town, 23 January 1834, HS/3/120, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_120/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-baily-dated-at-cape-town, accessed on 15 January 2026
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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