Francis Baily
1774 - 1844
- Born
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28 April 1774
Newbury, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
- Died
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30 August 1844
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 22/02/1821
- Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 46
- Occupation
- Stockbroker; Astronomer
- Catalogue
- View catalogue entry
- Wikipedia
- View wikipedia entry
Author of
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Unpublished paper, 'On a new method of calculating the value of life-annuities' by Francis Baily
Creator: Francis Baily Reference number: AP/8/3 -
Notes on the solar eclipse of 8 July 1842, from Francis Baily to Sir John Frederick William Herschel
Creator: Francis Baily Reference number: HS/19/203 -
Paper, 'On the solar eclipse which is said to have been predicted by Thales' by Francis Baily
Creator: Francis Baily Reference number: PT/5/13 -
Paper, 'On the correction of a pendulum for the reduction to a vacuum: together with remarks on some anomalies observed in pendulum experiments' by F [Francis] Baily
Creator: Francis Baily Reference number: PT/20/8
Referee of
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Referee's report by Francis Baily and Richard Sheepshanks, on a paper 'An account of the construction of a fluid lens refracting telescope of eight inches aperture, and eight feet and three quarters length, made for the Royal Society by George Dollond, Esq. F. R. S' by Peter Barlow
Creator: Francis Baily, Richard Sheepshanks Reference number: RR/1/8 -
Referee's report by Francis Baily, on a paper 'Proposal for a new method of determining the longitude, by an absolute altitude of the moon' by John Christian Bowring
Creator: Francis Baily Reference number: RR/1/28 -
Referee's report by Francis Baily and Richard Sheepshanks, on a unnamed paper by Demouville
Creator: Francis Baily, Richard Sheepshanks Reference number: RR/1/56 -
Referee's report by Francis Baily, on a paper 'Experiments on the vibration of the pendulum' by William James Frodsham
Creator: Francis Baily Reference number: RR/1/74 -
Referee's report by Francis Baily, on two papers 'On the span of exchange' and 'On the English standards' by Trevor
Creator: Francis Baily Reference number: RR/1/252
Recipient of
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Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at [Slough]
Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/3/33 -
Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily
Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/3/42 -
Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Slough
Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/3/65 -
Incomplete letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Devonshire St.
Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/3/66 -
Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Slough
Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/3/70 -
Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Slough
Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/3/74