Letter, from Sir John Bell to Sir John Herschel
Reference number: HS/4/50
Date: 24 October 1834
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Would like John Frederick William Herschel's comments on a plan for a water supply for Cape Town.
- Reference number
- HS/4/50
- Earliest possible date
- 24 October 1834
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Bell, Letter, from Sir John Bell to Sir John Herschel, 24 October 1834, HS/4/50, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_50/letter-from-sir-john-bell-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 16 November 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 4 Beckedorff-Bullan
1817-1871 Reference number: HS/4
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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