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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily

Reference number: HS/21/245

Date: 17 May 1838

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Copy of a letter. Arrangements about meeting with Francis Baily.

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HS/21/245
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17 May 1838
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1 page
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, 17 May 1838, HS/21/245, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_245/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-baily, accessed on 18 January 2026

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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