Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/3/229
Date: 1 September 1842
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has sent the papers on the eclipse to G. B. Airy.
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- HS/3/229
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- 1 September 1842
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Collingwood, 1 September 1842, HS/3/229, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_229/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-baily-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 12 January 2026
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