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Letter, from Fearon Fallows to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cape Town

Reference number: HS/7/159

Date: 26 June 1822

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received letters from the Admiralty, which have allayed all his previous distress. Is to receive two telescopes. Weather has been unsuitable for observations.

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HS/7/159
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26 June 1822
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Fearon Fallows

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Fearon Fallows, Letter, from Fearon Fallows to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cape Town, 26 June 1822, HS/7/159, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_159/letter-from-fearon-fallows-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cape-town, accessed on 17 March 2026

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