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

Reference number: HS/3/246

Date: 17 May 1843

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding John Frederick William Herschel's answer to his own paper on the revision of the boundaries of the constellations.

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HS/3/246
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17 May 1843
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3 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, 17 May 1843, HS/3/246, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_246/letter-from-francis-baily-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-37-tavistock-place, accessed on 13 February 2026

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