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

Reference number: HS/1/39

Date: 2 November 1829

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Remarks about his recent tour of Italy including his meeting with G. A. A. Plana and other Italian astronomers How to observe the Moon's mass.

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HS/1/39
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2 November 1829
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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 Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Cambridge, 2 November 1829, HS/1/39, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_39/letter-from-george-biddell-airy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-observatory-cambridge, accessed on 09 February 2026

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