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Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Reference number: HS/1/256

Date: 17 April 1862

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received notice from the Foreign Office that the Russian Government has sanctioned the establishment of a magnetic and meteorological observatory at Pekin.

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HS/1/256
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17 April 1862
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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George Biddell Airy

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George Biddell Airy, Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 17 April 1862, HS/1/256, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_256/letter-from-george-biddell-airy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-observatory-greenwich, accessed on 16 January 2026

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