Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy
Reference number: HS/22/110
Date: 21 January 1842
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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. Concerning Airy's papers recently submitted [see George Biddell Airy's 1842-1-5]. Hopes he will continue to send a report of his experiments and observations.
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- HS/22/110
- Earliest possible date
- 21 January 1842
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- 2 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, 21 January 1842, HS/22/110, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_110/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-george-biddell-airy, accessed on 09 February 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 22 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/22
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John Frederick William Herschel
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George Biddell Airy
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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