Letter, from Fearon Fallows to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cape Town
Reference number: HS/7/161
Date: 16 March 1823
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Was pleased to receive John Frederick William Herschel's letter. Regrets to hear of the death of Sir William Herschel. Grateful to the Board of Longitude for their assistance. Regarding the deficiencies of one of the clocks. Work carried out. Site has been approved for the new observatory.
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- HS/7/161
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- 16 March 1823
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- 5 pages
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- Manuscript
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Fearon Fallows, Letter, from Fearon Fallows to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cape Town, 16 March 1823, HS/7/161, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_161/letter-from-fearon-fallows-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cape-town, accessed on 17 March 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 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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