Copies of Sir John Herschel's letters to Francis Baily, from 23 January 1834 to 10 November 1842

Reference number: HS/25/8

Date: 1873

Description

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.

Reference number: HS/25/8
Earliest possible date: 1873
Physical description: Blue lined paper, ink and pencil.
Page extent: 65 copy letters
Format: Manuscript

Creator names

John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, John Herschel, Copies of Sir John Herschel's letters to Francis Baily, from 23 January 1834 to 10 November 1842, 1873, HS/25/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_8/copies-of-sir-john-herschels-letters-to-francis-baily-from-23-january-1834-to-10-november-1842, accessed on 16 November 2025

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This volume contains 65 manuscripts:

Copy of a letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Cape Town
23 January 1834 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/25/8/1
Copy of a letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Feldhausen
22 October 1834 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/25/8/2
Copy of a letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Feldhausen
10 March 1835 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/25/8/3
Copy of a letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Feldhausen
12 March 1835 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/25/8/4

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 25 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/25

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This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.

Dates: 1807 - 1875

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