Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at South Africa
Reference number: HS/21/187
Date: 19 September 1835
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Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Congratulates George Biddell Airy on being honored by H. M. Government [George Biddell Airy was offered a knighthood, which he declined], and of being appointed Astronomer Royal, and further tells George Biddell Airy about some of John Frederick William Herschel's observations, and the instruments in use [letter finished 11 Oct.].
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- HS/21/187
- Earliest possible date
- 19 September 1835
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- 5 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at South Africa, 19 September 1835, HS/21/187, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_187/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-george-biddell-airy-dated-at-south-africa, accessed on 10 December 2025
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