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

Reference number: HS/3/119

Date: 12 November 1833

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Waiting for the ship to be repaired. Has sent him his paper on satellites. Would like 100 offprints. Just about to go on board ship.

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HS/3/119
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12 November 1833
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2 pages
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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 Portsmouth, 12 November 1833, HS/3/119, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_119/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-baily-dated-at-portsmouth, accessed on 12 December 2025

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