Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Key to engraving after 'Men of Science Living in 1807-8' NPG 1075b

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by William Walker

A member of the London Stock Exchange, Baily was an important figure in defining financial practices and wrote several works on annuity tables. Having amassed a large fortune, he retired in 1825 to devote himself to his passion, astronomy. He had already, in 1820, co-founded the Royal Astronomical Society and he applied his tabular and calculating skills in revising important star catalogues. In 1827 he was awarded the Society's Gold Medal for his preparation of its Catalogue of 2881 Stars. He is best remembered for... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.