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Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/3/201

Date: 2 April 1841

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding the payment of John Arrowsmith's bill for the printing of the star maps, which seems excessive in relation to the low standard achieved. Would like Francis Baily's comments.

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HS/3/201
Earliest possible date
2 April 1841
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5 pages
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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 Collingwood, 2 April 1841, HS/3/201, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_201/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-baily-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 05 March 2026

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