The phenomenon, which depends upon the irregular shape of the moon's limb, was so vividly described by him as to attract an unprecedented amount of attention to the total eclipse of 8 July 1842, observed by Baily himself at Pavia.
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His Account of the Rev. John Flamsteed (1835) is of fundamental importance to the scientific history of that time.
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A similar machine Francis Baily of Thatcham (ex-RAF Welford) is preserved at Southall Railway Centre.