Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Reference number: HS/1/229
Date: 23 April 1856
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Wants one or more of John Frederick William Herschel's actinometers. Notes his suggestion about the zenith tube.
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- HS/1/229
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- 23 April 1856
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- 1 page
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George Biddell Airy, Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 23 April 1856, HS/1/229, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_229/letter-from-george-biddell-airy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-observatory-greenwich, accessed on 15 March 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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