Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Reference number: HS/1/303
Date: 5 October 1866
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Would like account of shooting stars by John Frederick William Herschel's son [Alexander]. Gives his observations on the properties of shooting stars.
- Reference number
- HS/1/303
- Earliest possible date
- 5 October 1866
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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George Biddell Airy, Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 5 October 1866, HS/1/303, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_303/letter-from-george-biddell-airy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-observatory-greenwich, accessed on 11 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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