Incomplete letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel
Reference number: HS/1/330
Date: 4-6-1856 or earlier
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Autographed letter, incomplete. Regarding experiments on the Mohamet's coffin theory. His son Wilfrid has won a scholarship at Trinity College, Cambridge.
- Reference number
- HS/1/330
- Earliest possible date
- 4-6-1856 or earlier
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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George Biddell Airy, Incomplete letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, 4-6-1856 or earlier, HS/1/330, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_330/incomplete-letter-from-george-biddell-airy-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 09 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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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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