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

Reference number: HS/3/62

Date: 31 October 1825

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Send copies of the errata to Giuseppe Piazzi's catalogue. Cloud ruined his observation of Saturn.

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HS/3/62
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31 October 1825
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1 page
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Manuscript

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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, 31 October 1825, HS/3/62, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_62/letter-from-francis-baily-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-grays-inn, accessed on 02 December 2024

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