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Letter from George Biddell Airy, Observatory, Cambridge to John Frederick William Herschel

Reference number: HS/1/65

Date: 20 June 1834

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[Duplicate of HS/1/64]

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HS/1/65
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20 June 1834
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12 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, Observatory, Cambridge to John Frederick William Herschel, 20 June 1834, HS/1/65, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_65/letter-from-george-biddell-airy-observatory-cambridge-to-john-frederick-william-herschel, accessed on 13 February 2026

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