Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/1/326
Date: 22 December 1870
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Draft letter. Thanking him for copies of books. People at Collingwood are gazing at the eclipse. Concerning the astatic needle.
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- HS/1/326
- Earliest possible date
- 22 December 1870
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Collingwood, 22 December 1870, HS/1/326, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_326/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-george-biddell-airy-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 12 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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John Frederick William Herschel
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George Biddell Airy
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