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Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Cambridge

Reference number: HS/1/38

Date: 27 November 1828

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Asking John Frederick William Herschel to get in touch with Charles Babbage. Thanking him for his observations on his catalogue of stars and transits.

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HS/1/38
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27 November 1828
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3 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 Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Cambridge, 27 November 1828, HS/1/38, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_38/letter-from-george-biddell-airy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-observatory-cambridge, accessed on 08 February 2026

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