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

Reference number: HS/3/172

Date: 4 January 1840

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Will be pleased to avail himself of the offer of a bed when the council meets. Will prepare a paper on Alpha Orionis for the Friday meeting. Can Francis Baily give him any ideas for the Anniversary address?

Reference number: HS/3/172
Earliest possible date: 4 January 1840
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: 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], 4 January 1840, HS/3/172, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_172/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-baily-dated-at-slough, accessed on 16 May 2026

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Copy of a letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at [Slough]
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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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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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