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Incomplete letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Devonshire St.

Reference number: HS/3/66

Date: 22 April 1826

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Autographed letter, incomplete. Remarks on Francis Baily's address on astronomy [fragment only].

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HS/3/66
Earliest possible date
22 April 1826
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Incomplete letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Devonshire St., 22 April 1826, HS/3/66, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_66/incomplete-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-baily-dated-at-devonshire-st, accessed on 20 April 2026

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