Letter from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young, 1820-07-24
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 38-39
Scope and Contents
Stating that the Admiralty approved of the proposed Cape Observatory and requesting that a plan of it be prepared.
Dates
- Creation: 1820-07-24
Creator
- Barrow, John, Sir, 1764 - 1848 (1st Baronet, Secretary of the Admiralty) (Person)
- Young, Thomas, 1773 - 1829 (physician, physicist and egyptologist) (Person)
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Extent
2 folio(s) (2 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Barrow, John
Original geographic information
Cape Town [subject]
Original geographic information
London [destination]
Original geographic information
London [origination]
Finding aid date
2012-11-19 11:41:10+00:00
Subject
- Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope (Organization)
Repository Details
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