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Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at 37 Tavistock Place

Reference number: HS/3/109

Date: 22 April 1832

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Passing on the offer of assistance by Frederick Augustus (Duke of Sussex) for John Frederick William Herschel's projected visit to the Cape of Good Hope.

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HS/3/109
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22 April 1832
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Francis Baily

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Francis Baily, Francis Baily, Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at 37 Tavistock Place, 22 April 1832, HS/3/109, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_109/letter-from-francis-baily-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-37-tavistock-place, accessed on 21 April 2026

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