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Letter by George Peacock, accompanying his report on a paper 'On the eclipses of Agathocles, Thales and Xerxes' by George Biddell Airy

Reference number: RR/2/3

Date: 10 February 1853

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Decision regarding publication not stated.

Subject: Astronomy

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

Reference number
RR/2/3
Earliest possible date
10 February 1853
Physical description
Letter on paper.
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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George Peacock

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George Peacock, Letter by George Peacock, accompanying his report on a paper 'On the eclipses of Agathocles, Thales and Xerxes' by George Biddell Airy, 10 February 1853, RR/2/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_3/letter-by-george-peacock-accompanying-his-report-on-a-paper-on-the-eclipses-of-agathocles-thales-and-xerxes-by-george-biddell-airy, accessed on 15 May 2026

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