| RefNo | HS/1/69 |
| 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 | 10 July 1835 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends his 1834 observations. Has received John Frederick William Herschel's weather observing instructions. Likely to accept the post of Astronomer Royal when John Pond resigns. Further remarks on new telescope and of E. J. Cooper's (near Sligo) - planetary disks - errors of divisions of circles. Possibility of small observatory in Upper Canada. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 7p |
| 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/Herschel4682
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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 |