Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Windsor

Reference number: HS/3/104

Date: 1 January 1832

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for his remarks on his own work on double stars. Regarding award of the medals of the Royal Astronomical Society Method of printing [Stephen] Groombridge's catalogue.

Reference number: HS/3/104
Earliest possible date: 1 January 1832
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Windsor, 1 January 1832, HS/3/104, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_104/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-baily-dated-at-windsor, accessed on 06 March 2026

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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