Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at Gray's Inn
Reference number: HS/3/57
Date: 28 February 1825
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Would like to borrow the drawing of Josef Fraunhofer's telescope. Has received an account of this telescope from Wilhelm Struve, which he is now translating. Regarding the miscarriage of the Memoirs for Struve.
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- HS/3/57
- Earliest possible date
- 28 February 1825
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Francis Baily, Francis Baily, Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at Gray's Inn, 28 February 1825, HS/3/57, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_57/letter-from-francis-baily-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-grays-inn, accessed on 06 December 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 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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