| RefNo | MC/1/285 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Francis Baily, 37 Tavistock Place, to Davies Gilbert |
| Date | 25 February 1831 |
| Description | Regarding communication with Professor [Heinrich Christian] Schumacher and his correspondence with Captain [Edward] Sabine concerning a commission for an apparatus to measure the length of a pendulum. This commission was originally appointed to Mr. Repsold [?], on [Friedrich Wilhelm] Bessel's plan. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | MC/1/287 |
| MC/1/310 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5372 | Schumacher; Heinrich Christian (1780 - 1850) | 1780 - 1850 |
| NA6486 | Baily; Francis (1774 - 1844); astronomer | 1774 - 1844 |
| NA8707 | Gilbert; Davies (1767-1839) | 1767-1839 |
| NA3847 | Bessel; Friedrich Wilhelm (1784 - 1846); astronomer | 1784 - 1846 |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |