Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at 37 Tavistock Place
Reference number: HS/3/244
Date: 25 April 1843
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Gives his proposal for the amendment of nomenclature for the northern constellations. F. W. A. Argelander's new celestial atlas. Regarding John Frederick William Herschel's southern map. The letter from the B.A.A.S. has been sent to Sir Robert Peel.
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- HS/3/244
- Earliest possible date
- 25 April 1843
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Francis Baily, Francis Baily, Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at 37 Tavistock Place, 25 April 1843, HS/3/244, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_244/letter-from-francis-baily-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-37-tavistock-place, accessed on 17 March 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 3 Babinet-Beaufort
1819-1869 Reference number: HS/3
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Francis Baily
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John Frederick William Herschel
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