Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to James David Forbes
Reference number: HS/7/312
Date: 26 November 1849
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Draft letter. Agrees that it would be desirable to make further observations at the Cape, but foresees difficulties, especially liaison with the Astronomer Royal at the Cape.
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- HS/7/312
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- 26 November 1849
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to James David Forbes, 26 November 1849, HS/7/312, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_312/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-james-david-forbes, accessed on 25 March 2025
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