Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel
Reference number: HS/3/150
Date: 15 February 1839
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Unable to see him as he has another meeting to attend. Regarding the loan of the Royal Astronomical Society's theodolite to Thomas Maclear. Two foreign members have been proposed for the Royal Astronomical Society
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- HS/3/150
- Earliest possible date
- 15 February 1839
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Francis Baily, Francis Baily, Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, 15 February 1839, HS/3/150, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_150/letter-from-francis-baily-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 09 May 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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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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