Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich to John Frederick William Herschel
Reference number: HS/1/321
Date: 3 January 1870
Description
A letter [see HS/1/320] received from R L J Ellery, Melbourne [deals with observations of Eta Argus].
- Reference number
- HS/1/321
- Earliest possible date
- 3 January 1870
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
Use this record
Export this record
Citation
George Biddell Airy, Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich to John Frederick William Herschel, 3 January 1870, HS/1/321, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_321/letter-from-george-biddell-airy-royal-observatory-greenwich-to-john-frederick-william-herschel, accessed on 09 February 2026
Link to this record
https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_321/letter-from-george-biddell-airy-royal-observatory-greenwich-to-john-frederick-william-herschel
Embed this record
<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/hs_1_321/letter-from-george-biddell-airy-royal-observatory-greenwich-to-john-frederick-william-herschel" title="Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich to John Frederick William Herschel" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
Hierarchy
This item is part of:
-
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
Related Fellows
-
George Biddell Airy
Creator -
John Frederick William Herschel
Recipient
Explore the collection
-
Herschel Letters
This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.
Dates: 1807 - 1875
View collection