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Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at Gray's Inn

Reference number: HS/3/51

Date: 26 March 1822

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding the method of dispatch of papers for foreign members.

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HS/3/51
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26 March 1822
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2 pages
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Francis Baily

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Francis Baily, Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at Gray's Inn, 26 March 1822, HS/3/51, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_51/letter-from-francis-baily-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-grays-inn, accessed on 02 December 2024

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