Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Cambridge
Reference number: HS/1/57
Date: 8 April 1833
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Observations on the work of S. D. Poisson and P. G. le D. Pontecoulant. Is John Frederick William Herschel's 20-ft. telescope any use for measuring angles and distances? Discussion of solar spots.
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- HS/1/57
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- 8 April 1833
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- 2 pages
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George Biddell Airy, Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Cambridge, 8 April 1833, HS/1/57, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_57/letter-from-george-biddell-airy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-observatory-cambridge, accessed on 15 January 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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