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Letter, from Joseph Baxendell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Princess St., Manchester

Reference number: HS/3/304

Date: 29 November 1848

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding his observations of certain stars.

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HS/3/304
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29 November 1848
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Joseph Baxendell

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Joseph Baxendell, Letter, from Joseph Baxendell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Princess St., Manchester, 29 November 1848, HS/3/304, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_304/letter-from-joseph-baxendell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-princess-st-manchester, accessed on 07 November 2025

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