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

Reference number: HS/3/178

Date: 6 March 1840

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding an address to the Queen. Hopes to see him on Thursday.

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HS/3/178
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6 March 1840
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Francis Baily

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Francis Baily, Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at 37 Tavistock Place, 6 March 1840, HS/3/178, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_178/letter-from-francis-baily-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-37-tavistock-place, accessed on 03 December 2024

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