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RefNoHS/1/139
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Frederick William Herschel, dated at Cruise's Hotel, Limerick
CreatorGeorge Biddell Airy
Date30 July 1844
DescriptionCopy of letter, in unknown hand. Does not believe that a magnetic congress held at this time would be productive or representative; a better job could be done by letter.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originCruise's Hotel, Limerick, Ireland
Origin coordinates52.66385, -8.625199
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialOriginal available: TxU:H/M-0630.1 C: RGO 6.675.360
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1755
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8035Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician1801 - 1892
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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