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Maclear, Sir Thomas, (1794-1879), Knight Astronomer

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Surname: Maclear
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: Thomas
Gender: Male
Date: 1794-1879
Biography: ODNB link for Maclear, Sir Thomas (1794-1879) Knight Astronomer
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P157539 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P18622 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
corresp and papers
Western Cape Provincial Archives and Records Service
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
2
corresp and papers
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
3
1855: coast surveys of South Africa
Royal Geographical Society
JMS/2/42
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
4
1857-75: letters (15) to Sir George Grey
National Library of South Africa
MSB 223
NRA 28123 Grey
5
corresp with Sir John Herschel (259 items)
Royal Society
HS
NRA 8803
6
1833-64: corresp with John Fiott Lee
Buckinghamshire Archives
D-LE
NRA 10775 Lee
7
1852-72: letters (57) from David Livingstone
National Archives of Zimbabwe
LI1/1/1
See Guide to historical MSS in National Archives of Rhodesia
8
1852-1875: corresp with David Livingstone
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
MSS 10715-10780 Passim