Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Beaufort, dated at Feldhausen
Reference number: HS/3/343a
Date: 11 October 1835
Description
Contemporary copy letter, described as sketch, in Herschel's hand written over a letter from a Major Gregory. Has received numerous letters and parcels safely. Is starting reducing his sweeps and hoping to have the work progressed enough that publication ought to be a speedy process once in London. Comments on the various functions of observatories to set standards and reference points, that magnetic, meteorological and tidal information should also be taken. News and gossip of scientific events at the Cape, London and various expeditions in progress throughout the letter. Part of the letters are extent copies from the one sent, others notes and summaries.
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- HS/3/343a
- Earliest possible date
- 11 October 1835
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- 8 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Beaufort, dated at Feldhausen, 11 October 1835, HS/3/343a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_343a/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-beaufort-dated-at-feldhausen, accessed on 20 April 2025
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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