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RefNoHS/3/161
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Francis Baily to Sir John Herschel, dated at 37 Tavistock Place
CreatorFrancis Baily
Date24 September 1839
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Thomas Brisbane's application to the government for increase of power at the Parramatta Observatory. Can John Frederick William Herschel dine with him?
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place origin37 Tavistock Place, London
Origin coordinates51.525, -0.1291
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6036
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6486Baily; Francis (1774 - 1844); astronomer1774 - 1844
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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