Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at London
Reference number: HS/3/71
Date: 29 December 1827
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding the possibility of losing the services of W. S. Stratford, and also the president (John Frederick William Herschel). Lord High Admiral will be balloted for at the next meeting.
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- HS/3/71
- Earliest possible date
- 29 December 1827
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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Francis Baily, Francis Baily, Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at London, 29 December 1827, HS/3/71, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_71/letter-from-francis-baily-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-london, accessed on 09 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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