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Autograph letter signed by sender. Notifying him of a forthcoming meeting of the Council of the Royal Astronomical Society Report is ready.

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HS/3/94
Earliest possible date
1 March 1831
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Francis Baily

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Francis Baily, Francis Baily, Letter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, 1 March 1831, HS/3/94, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_94/letter-from-francis-baily-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 13 November 2025

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