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Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/3/91

Date: 11 November 1829

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Draft letter signed by sender, with some visible corrections. Will be unable to attend the Council Meeting of the Astronomical Society. Gives his views on accommodation for the Astronomical Society at Somerset House. J. Soldner's tables. Will send for G. B. Airy's parcel.

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HS/3/91
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11 November 1829
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4 pages
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Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Slough, 11 November 1829, HS/3/91, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_91/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-baily-dated-at-slough, accessed on 16 November 2025

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