Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Flamsteed House, Greenwich
Reference number: HS/1/105
Date: 28 April 1842
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Returning photographs, with observations. Regarding the transport of loads in hilly country. Remarks on the transcription and pronunciation of foreign languages.
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- HS/1/105
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- 28 April 1842
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- 3 pages
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George Biddell Airy, Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Flamsteed House, Greenwich, 28 April 1842, HS/1/105, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_105/letter-from-george-biddell-airy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-flamsteed-house-greenwich, accessed on 06 February 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 1 Abbe-Auwers
1819-1875 Reference number: HS/1
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George Biddell Airy
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John Frederick William Herschel
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