Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at Gray's Inn
Reference number: HS/3/56
Date: 20 February 1824
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is sending a letter from Dr. John Brinkley, and the corrected elements of the comet.
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- HS/3/56
- Earliest possible date
- 20 February 1824
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Francis Baily, Francis Baily, Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at Gray's Inn, 20 February 1824, HS/3/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_56/letter-from-francis-baily-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-grays-inn, accessed on 12 November 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 3 Babinet-Beaufort
1819-1869 Reference number: HS/3
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Francis Baily
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John Frederick William Herschel
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