Letter, from Sir John Bell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cape
Reference number: HS/4/56
Date: 3 December 1838
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Since John Frederick William Herschel's departure the weather has been bad. A stone is to be erected to commemorate John Frederick William Herschel's work at the Cape. Political news of the Cape. Is anxious to know views of the educational scheme.
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- HS/4/56
- Earliest possible date
- 3 December 1838
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Bell, Letter, from Sir John Bell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cape, 3 December 1838, HS/4/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_56/letter-from-sir-john-bell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cape, accessed on 13 May 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 4 Beckedorff-Bullan
1817-1871 Reference number: HS/4
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John Frederick William Herschel
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