From:
Thomas Maclear
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
6] July [1837
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.199
Summary:
Awful night of thunder, wind, and rain; floods around the Observatory. Gives rainfall since 22 June. Has written to [J. D.?] Thompson to observe tides at Simon's Bay. Has no one at Table Bay. Measured Alpha Centauri on the meridian. Found JH's planetary nebulae with the mural circle.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project