Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily

Reference number: HS/3/42

Date: 29 May 1821

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Autographed letter . If Francis Baily will send him his paper on the eclipse, he will write his report. Regarding the publication of information received from various members. Duties of the Foreign Secretary.

Reference number: HS/3/42
Earliest possible date: 29 May 1821
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, 29 May 1821, HS/3/42, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_42/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-baily, accessed on 15 November 2025

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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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