Copy of a letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/25/6/10
Date: 27 August 1842
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Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Thanks for the information on the eclipse. Comments on this. Events at the B.A.A.S. meeting. News of Wilhelm Struve's activities.
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- HS/25/6/10
- Earliest possible date
- 27 August 1842
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of a letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Collingwood, 27 August 1842, HS/25/6/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_6_10/copy-of-a-letter-from-john-frederick-william-herschel-to-francis-baily-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 12 December 2025
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