| RefNo | HS/1/52 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Cambridge |
| Creator | George Biddell Airy |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 6 May 1832 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Observations on the various ways of measuring angular positions (of double stars). Opinion on John Frederick William Herschel publishing his catalogue of nebulae. Remarks on the low standard of astronomical observations in England compared with the Continent. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | The Observatory, Cambridge |
| Origin coordinates | 52.2135, 0.0944 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4667
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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 |