Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy
Reference number: HS/1/100
Date: 21 January 1842
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Draft letter. Concerning Airy's papers recently submitted [see George Biddell Airy's 1842-1-5]. Hopes he will continue to send a report of his experiments and observations.
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- HS/1/100
- Earliest possible date
- 21 January 1842
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy, 21 January 1842, HS/1/100, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_100/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-george-biddell-airy, accessed on 14 July 2025
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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