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Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at Flamsteed House, Greenwich

Reference number: HS/1/328

Date: 6 October 1875

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Autograph letter signed by sender. What should he do with the letters received previously from her?

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HS/1/328
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6 October 1875
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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George Biddell Airy

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George Biddell Airy, Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at Flamsteed House, Greenwich, 6 October 1875, HS/1/328, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_328/letter-from-george-biddell-airy-to-margaret-brodie-herschel-dated-at-flamsteed-house-greenwich, accessed on 17 April 2026

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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