Letter, from William Samuel Stratford to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Verulam Buildings
Reference number: HS/17/96
Date: 29 August 1844
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Although the dying Francis Baily sleeps all day and has not eaten, he remains calmly alive.
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- HS/17/96
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- 29 August 1844
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Samuel Stratford, Letter, from William Samuel Stratford to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Verulam Buildings, 29 August 1844, HS/17/96, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_96/letter-from-william-samuel-stratford-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-3-verulam-buildings, accessed on 11 April 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17
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William Samuel Stratford
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John Frederick William Herschel
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