RefNo | HS/1/58 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edensor, Bakewell |
Creator | George Biddell Airy |
Date | 20 August 1833 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Copy of letter to Hugh Percy (3rd Duke of Northumberland) stating that the Duke's offer of a refracting telescope of great power, to Cambridge Observatory would be a valuable gift. To John Frederick William Herschel: Remarks on gift of telescope, planet reduction money, and on his geological exploration of the Charnwood Forest. |
Language | English |
Extent | 3p |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Edensor, Bakewell, Derbyshire |
Origin coordinates | 53 13? 37.2? N, 1 37? 30? W |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4673
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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); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |