| RefNo | HS/27/14 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at [London] |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 25 November 1826 |
| Description | Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender, damaged. On 23 Nov. in the evening, at what John Frederick William Herschel calls an irregular meeting of the Royal Society [of London], J. G. Children was elected Secretary, to serve with John Frederick William Herschel, who had been secretary for some years. John Frederick William Herschel urges that the Royal Society [of London] and its members must now rise beyond this shabbiness and move ahead. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.507222, -0.1275 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/27/8 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/27/8 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1245
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA6486 | Baily; Francis (1774 - 1844); astronomer | 1774 - 1844 |