Draft letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/1/252
Date: 23 April 1861
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Draft letter in John Herschel's hand. Asks George Biddell Airy many questions about his magnetical explanation [see GA's 1861-4-22].
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- HS/1/252
- Earliest possible date
- 23 April 1861
- Page extent
- 4 pp.
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Collingwood, 23 April 1861, HS/1/252, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_252/draft-letter-from-john-frederick-william-herschel-to-george-biddell-airy-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 11 July 2025
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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