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

Reference number: HS/1/318

Date: 5 February 1870

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Copy of a letter. Has John Frederick William Herschel seen R. A. Proctor's theory regarding the Milky Way?

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HS/1/318
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5 February 1870
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1 page
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Manuscript

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George Biddell Airy

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George Biddell Airy, Copy letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 5 February 1870, HS/1/318, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_318/copy-letter-from-george-biddell-airy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-observatory-greenwich, accessed on 13 February 2026

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