Copy of a letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to Francis Baily
Reference number: HS/25/8/38
Date: 8 June 1841
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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. Is sending him his chart of the stars.
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- HS/25/8/38
- Earliest possible date
- 8 June 1841
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of a letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to Francis Baily, 8 June 1841, HS/25/8/38, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_8_38/copy-of-a-letter-from-john-frederick-william-herschel-to-francis-baily, accessed on 06 December 2025
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