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1 letter from John Herschel; 0 letters from Francis Baily

John Herschel

Military engineer, surveyor and astronomer

Born: 29 October 1837

Died: 31/05/1921

Elected to the Royal Society Fellowship: 08/06/1871

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Francis Baily

Astronomer

Born: 28 April 1774

Died: 30 August 1844

Elected to the Royal Society Fellowship: 22/02/1821

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Francis Baily

Loose copies of letters from John Herschel to Francis Baily, arranged in chronological order and preceded by a typed index indicating previous locations (Box n.2.) and reference to the original letters on previously used wrapper and loose card-format note. Created as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father.

1873 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel , John Herschel Reference number: HS/25/8