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

Reference number: HS/3/224

Date: 21 January 1842

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets that he knows nothing about J. J. Littrow. A new astronomical instrument. Weather has been most unsuitable for observations.

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HS/3/224
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21 January 1842
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4 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, 21 January 1842, HS/3/224, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_224/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-baily-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 03 December 2024

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