Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy
Reference number: HS/23/129
Date: 9 February 1853
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Draft letter. Comments on accidental burns to John Frederick William Herschel's daughter Amelia.
- Reference number
- HS/23/129
- Earliest possible date
- 9 February 1853
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel
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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy, 9 February 1853, HS/23/129, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_129/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-george-biddell-airy, accessed on 12 November 2025
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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 , Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 23 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/23
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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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