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

Reference number: HS/3/261

Date: 8 October 1843

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has to come to town for a Trustee meeting of the British Museum and wonders whether it would be convenient for him to visit Tavistock Place to consult him on various matters.

Reference number: HS/3/261
Earliest possible date: 8 October 1843
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: 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, 8 October 1843, HS/3/261, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_261/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-baily-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 12 February 2026

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This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.

Dates: 1807 - 1875

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