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

Reference number: HS/1/86

Date: 17 May 1840

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding Prof. Baden Powell's paper on dark bands. Is making catalogues of the moveables of the observatory.

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HS/1/86
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17 May 1840
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7 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 Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 17 May 1840, HS/1/86, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_86/letter-from-george-biddell-airy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-observatory-greenwich, accessed on 17 February 2026

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