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Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Kensington

Reference number: HS/3/81

Date: 29 June 1828

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Charles Babbage has every reason to be grateful for Francis Baily's letter to the Times. Richard Sheepshanks and the observations. The ring of Saturn. Has been observing lots of Wilhelm Struve's double stars.

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HS/3/81
Earliest possible date
29 June 1828
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Kensington, 29 June 1828, HS/3/81, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_81/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-baily-dated-at-kensington, accessed on 14 May 2026

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