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

Reference number: HS/3/211

Date: 24 July 1841

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is slowly recovering from his accident. Query regarding the reduction of N. L. Lacaille's stars, and the revision of the nomenclature of the stars.

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HS/3/211
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24 July 1841
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Francis Baily

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Francis Baily, Francis Baily, Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at 37 Tavistock Place, 24 July 1841, HS/3/211, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_211/letter-from-francis-baily-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-37-tavistock-place, accessed on 09 November 2025

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