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

Reference number: HS/3/306

Date: 26 August 1858

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding a difference in their observations of a certain star.

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HS/3/306
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26 August 1858
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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 Stocks St., Manchester, 26 August 1858, HS/3/306, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_306/letter-from-joseph-baxendell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-stocks-st-manchester, accessed on 18 April 2026

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