Letter, from Fearon Fallows to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cape Town
Reference number: HS/7/157
Date: 30 May 1822
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Autograph letter signed by sender. His health has been poor and is still not well. Outlines his surveys for the site of the Observatory, difficulties of storing instruments, lack of finance. Gives details of the observations carried out so far. First assistant is leaving and has appointed a R.C. priest. Remember him to his friends.
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- HS/7/157
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- 30 May 1822
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- 16 pages
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Fearon Fallows, Letter, from Fearon Fallows to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cape Town, 30 May 1822, HS/7/157, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_157/letter-from-fearon-fallows-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cape-town, accessed on 17 June 2026
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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 7 Eardley Wilmot-F
1820-1871 Reference number: HS/7
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Fearon Fallows
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John Frederick William Herschel
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