| RGO Archives/RGO 15 contains: |
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| 52 |
Miscellaneous correspondence |
| 53 |
Correspondence on Observatory administration |
| 54 |
Correspondence of Thomas Maclear |
| 55 |
Miscellaneous correspondence |
| 56 |
Correspondence on weights and measures |
| 57 |
Letters to Thomas Maclear |
| 58 |
Letters from Simon's Town Naval Yard |
| 59 |
Letters from the Admiralty |
| 60 |
Letters from the Colonial Office |
| 61 |
Letters on the Magnetic Observatory fire |
| 62 |
Miscellaneous letters |
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Papers of the Cape Observatory
| Title |
Letters to Thomas Maclear |
| Reference |
RGO 15/57 |
| Covering Dates |
1840–1863 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 bundle |
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| Content and context |
Letters to Thomas Maclear from W.S. Jacob and C.P. Smyth, mainly of a personal nature. The letters include a set sent by Smyth to Maclear while he was absent from the Cape Observatory performing observations for the Arc of the Meridian and Cape Survey. These include carbon copies of Maclear's instructions for further work to be done. There are also printed publications of the 1849 meeting of the 'Entomological Society of London' and on the 'Akbar Frigate'. |
| Further information |
Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Maclear, Sir Thomas (1794-1879) Knight, astronomer |
| Smyth, Charles Piazzi (1819-1900) astronomer |
| No further on-line information. |
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