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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/24/20

Date: 20 October 1863

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Copy of a letter. Comments on the possibility of employment in India for George Biddell Airy's son, Hubert.

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HS/24/20
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20 October 1863
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2 pages
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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, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Collingwood, 20 October 1863, HS/24/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_24_20/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-george-biddell-airy-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 11 July 2025

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