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

Reference number: HS/3/152

Date: 25 February 1839

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Will compare the standards later. Has sent the theodolite to the Admiralty and received a letter of thanks. Thomas Maclear's paper on N. L. Lacaille's star positions will be read at the next meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society

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HS/3/152
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25 February 1839
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3 pages
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Francis Baily, Francis Baily, Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at 37 Tavistock Place, 25 February 1839, HS/3/152, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_152/letter-from-francis-baily-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-37-tavistock-place, accessed on 15 November 2025

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