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RefNoHS/3/198
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at [Collingwood]
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date26 January 1841
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Is sending him a circumpolar projection of the Southern stars. Regarding the star maps being printed by John Arrowsmith. Will visit him the following week. Has received Robert Main's paper.
LanguageEnglish
Extent5pp
FormatManuscript
Place originCollingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent
Origin coordinates51.035306, 0.513556
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialCopy: HS/25/8/33
RelatedRecordHS/25/8/33
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6072
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA6486Baily; Francis (1774 - 1844); astronomer1774 - 1844
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