Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/25/13/6
Date: 2 October 1845
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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. Believes George Biddell Airy's measurements [see George Biddell Airy's 1845-10-1] seriously in error, and strenuously defends John Frederick William Herschel's method.
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- HS/25/13/6
- Earliest possible date
- 2 October 1845
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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 Collingwood, 2 October 1845, HS/25/13/6, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_13_6/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-george-biddell-airy-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 20 January 2026
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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 Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 25 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/25 -
Copies of Sir John Herschel's letters to various correspondents with uncertain dates
1875 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/25/13
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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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