| RefNo | HS/1/35 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Creator | George Biddell Airy |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 24 October 1827 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Requesting a copy of John Frederick William Herschel's paper on 'Object planes.' Encloses with this letter his own paper on 'Eyepieces.' Requesting that Greenwich Observations be sent to the University Library, Cambridge. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Origin coordinates | 52.207, 0.1146 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4651
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |