From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Admiralty
Date:
[1839 or 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.14
Summary:
Regarding Thomas Maclear's Cape Meridian.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Regarding Thomas Maclear's Cape Meridian.
Advising JH that the Admiralty will be sending him information which they have received from G. B. Airy, Edward Sabine, and Richard Owen.
Sending copies of Admiralty Memorandum of 7 December, and requesting JH to request papers from Edward Sabine.
Informing JH that J. C. Pritchard [Prichard] has been asked to send him material for chapter on Ethnology for 'Scientific Manual' for naval officers, which JH is preparing.
Informing him that William Mann, assistant at Cape Town Observatory, has requested a salary increase, and would JH give his views.