Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Reference number: HS/1/171
Date: 30 October 1846
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding his paper about the new planet. Attacks by article in the Athenaeum.
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- HS/1/171
- Earliest possible date
- 30 October 1846
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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George Biddell Airy, Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 30 October 1846, HS/1/171, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_171/letter-from-george-biddell-airy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-observatory-greenwich, accessed on 08 February 2026
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This item is part of:
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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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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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