Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy
Reference number: HS/22/196
Date: 30 May 1844
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Draft letter. Whether a repulsive force from the sun affects the tails of comets and thus the constancy of their orbits.
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- HS/22/196
- Earliest possible date
- 30 May 1844
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- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy, 30 May 1844, HS/22/196, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_196/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-george-biddell-airy, accessed on 11 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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