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Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory Greenwich, to Sir John F.W. Herschel

Reference number: MC/3/202

Date: 22 January 1842

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Regarding the circulation of Airy's note on 'the Absolute Measure', as well as theories on the correlation of magnetic storms and auroras. Airy additionally references correspondence with [Adolphe] Quetelet.

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MC/3/202
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22 January 1842
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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George Biddell Airy

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George Biddell Airy, Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory Greenwich, to Sir John F.W. Herschel, 22 January 1842, MC/3/202, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/mc_3_202/letter-from-george-biddell-airy-royal-observatory-greenwich-to-sir-john-fw-herschel, accessed on 13 February 2026

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