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

Reference number: HS/1/56

Date: 3 February 1833

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Inviting John Frederick William Herschel to his house if he attends the meeting of the B.A.A.S. Proposes to visit John Frederick William Herschel in London.

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HS/1/56
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3 February 1833
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1 page
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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, 3 February 1833, HS/1/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_56/letter-from-george-biddell-airy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-observatory-cambridge, accessed on 11 February 2026

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