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

Reference number: HS/3/181

Date: 20 April 1840

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Should think that the Royal Astronomical Society would be pleased to receive the 5-ft. telescope. Regarding the printing of Thomas Maclear's paper. H. C. Schumacher has sent a paper by Wilhelm Olbers on the constellations.

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HS/3/181
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20 April 1840
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2 pages
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Francis Baily, Francis Baily, Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at 37 Tavistock Place, 20 April 1840, HS/3/181, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_181/letter-from-francis-baily-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-37-tavistock-place, accessed on 12 November 2025

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