From:
Francis Beaufort
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 November 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0064; Reel 1087
Summary:
[Reply to JH's 19 Nov. note.] FB may be able to get Admiralty to have roof [for telescope at Cape of Good Hope] built at Cranbrook under JH's direction. Submit plan or estimate of time and expenses. Just saw [Thomas] Maclear's letter telling of adventures in 'northern expedition.'
Contributor:
John Herschel Project