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

Reference number: HS/3/225

Date: 10 July 1842

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Account of the eclipse seen at Pavia.

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HS/3/225
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10 July 1842
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4 pages
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Manuscript
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Francis Baily

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Francis Baily, Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at Milan, 10 July 1842, HS/3/225, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_225/letter-from-francis-baily-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-milan, accessed on 04 December 2024

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