Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Tunbridge Wells
Reference number: HS/1/323
Date: 31 July 1870
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding George Biddell Airy's proposed visit to Hawkhurst. Is losing the services of his first assistant. Book on magnetism almost printed. Is revising his article on sound. Is trying out a water telescope.
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- HS/1/323
- Earliest possible date
- 31 July 1870
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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George Biddell Airy, Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Tunbridge Wells, 31 July 1870, HS/1/323, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_323/letter-from-george-biddell-airy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-tunbridge-wells, accessed on 13 February 2026
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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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