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

Reference number: HS/3/197

Date: 9 January 1841

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is sorry to hear of his illness. The Royal Astronomical Society has awarded its medal to F. W. Bessel. Robert Main's paper on parallax is being printed. Is to be a meeting of the Standards Committee in February. Has arranged the printing of the star maps. John Wrottesley is to be the next president of the Royal Astronomical Society

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HS/3/197
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9 January 1841
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3 pages
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Francis Baily, Francis Baily, Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at 37 Tavistock Place, 9 January 1841, HS/3/197, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_197/letter-from-francis-baily-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-37-tavistock-place, accessed on 08 October 2026

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