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Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at 37 Tavistock Place

Reference number: HS/3/63

Date: 2 March 1826

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for the loan of his paper on the parallax. Regarding Wilhelm Struve's paper.

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HS/3/63
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2 March 1826
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Francis Baily

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Francis Baily, Francis Baily, Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at 37 Tavistock Place, 2 March 1826, HS/3/63, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_63/letter-from-francis-baily-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-37-tavistock-place, accessed on 10 November 2025

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