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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily

Reference number: HS/3/189

Date: 23 November 1840

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Contemporary copy letter in Herschel's hand, some passages omitted. Regarding the award of the Royal Medal of the Royal Society [of London] Is unable to come to town. Regarding the appointment of visitors to the Royal Observatory. Is preparing a paper on celestial reform.

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HS/3/189
Earliest possible date
23 November 1840
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, 23 November 1840, HS/3/189, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_189/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-baily, accessed on 12 November 2025

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