Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at 37 Tavistock Place
Reference number: HS/3/121
Date: 12 February 1834
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Hopes he is safely landed. The government have agreed to give financial assistance to set up an observatory at Edinburgh. Financial difficulties at the Royal Society [of London] Dispute between James South and Edward Troughton. Admiralty has referred the question of the printing of [Stephen] Groombridge's catalogue to Francis Baily and G. B. Airy. Has received the Royal Medals on behalf of John Frederick William Herschel. John Frederick William Herschel has also been awarded the Lalande medal.
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- HS/3/121
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- 12 February 1834
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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Francis Baily, Francis Baily, Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at 37 Tavistock Place, 12 February 1834, HS/3/121, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_121/letter-from-francis-baily-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-37-tavistock-place, accessed on 14 October 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 3 Babinet-Beaufort
1819-1869 Reference number: HS/3
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Francis Baily
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