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

Reference number: HS/3/165

Date: 17 November 1839

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Further regarding the Cavendish experiments.

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HS/3/165
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17 November 1839
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4 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 Slough, 17 November 1839, HS/3/165, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_165/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-baily-dated-at-slough, accessed on 13 April 2026

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