Copy letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/25/9/37
Date: 11 February 1847
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Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Proposes that the Royal Astronomical Society award medals regarding the discovery of Neptune to both U. J. J. Leverrier and J. C. Adams, giving first honors to Leverrier, and specifying distinctly the grounds for awarding the second. Hopes his resolution will not be seen as blaming anyone and that it will have a 'healing and a friendly effect.'
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- HS/25/9/37
- Earliest possible date
- 11 February 1847
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Collingwood, 11 February 1847, HS/25/9/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_9_37/copy-letter-from-john-frederick-william-herschel-to-george-biddell-airy-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 09 February 2026
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