Letter, from F. M. Eardley-Wilmot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cape of Good Hope
Reference number: HS/7/5
Date: 8 November 1844
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Outlines the recent activities connected with the magnetic survey of the Cape and comments on the progress. Gives details of difficulties under which Thomas Maclear works at the Cape Observatory.
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- HS/7/5
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- 8 November 1844
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- 6 pages
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- Manuscript
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Frederick Marow Eardley-Wilmot, Letter, from F. M. Eardley-Wilmot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cape of Good Hope, 8 November 1844, HS/7/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_5/letter-from-f-m-eardley-wilmot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cape-of-good-hope, accessed on 06 October 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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Frederick Marow Eardley-Wilmot
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John Frederick William Herschel
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