Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/1/331
Date: 6 April 1856
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Draft letter. [Reply to George Biddell Airy's [1856-4-6 or earlier] on Mohamet's coffin theory.] Congratulations on George Biddell Airy's son winning a scholarship. John Frederick William Herschel's health is better, but he cannot walk yet.
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- HS/1/331
- Earliest possible date
- 6 April 1856
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Collingwood, 6 April 1856, HS/1/331, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_331/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-george-biddell-airy-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 14 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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