Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Close, Norwich
Reference number: HS/1/76
Date: 3 February 1839
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Further observations on the alterations at Cape Town Observatory. Any news of the measuring bars?
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- HS/1/76
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- 3 February 1839
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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George Biddell Airy, Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Close, Norwich, 3 February 1839, HS/1/76, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_76/letter-from-george-biddell-airy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-close-norwich, accessed on 08 February 2026
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This item is part of:
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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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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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