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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received a note from J. C. Spencer (Lord Althorp) stating that a grant of £500 is available for them [the Royal Astronomical Society?]. He has acknowledged it.

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HS/3/115
Earliest possible date
3 August 1833
Page extent
2 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, 3 August 1833, HS/3/115, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_115/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-baily, accessed on 07 December 2025

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