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| AuthorizedFormsOfName |
Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); Astronomer and Mathematician
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| Surname |
Airy
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| Forenames |
George Biddell
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| PreTitle |
Sir
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| Epithet |
Astronomer and Mathematician
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| DatesofExistence |
1801 - 1892
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| Nationality |
British
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| DatesAndPlaces |
Birth:
Alnwick, Northumberland, England (27 July 1801)
Death:
Greenwich, London (02 January 1892)
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| Activity |
Research Field:
Astronomy
Education:
MA
Career:
Astronomer Royal 1836-1892
Honours:
CB 1871; KCB 1872
Memberships:
FRAS; Institute of France (Corresponding)
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| RSActivity |
Membership:
Fellow
Election Date:
21/01/1836
Medals/Prizes:
Copley Medal 1831; Royal Medal 1845
Lectures:
Bakerian 1840
Council:
VP 1848-1849; PRS 1871-1873; VP 1873-1874
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| Relationships |
Father-in-law of Edward John Routh (FRS 1872)
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| Source |
Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1892 vol 51 pp i-xxi signed by E J R
References:
R K Bluhm, 'A Note on the Origin of the Society's Conversaziones' in NR 1958 vol 13 pp 61-63
John R Levene, 'Sir George Biddell Airy, FRS (1801-1892) and the Discovery and Correction of Astigmatism' in NR 1966 vol 21 pp 180-199, plate
Otto Mayr, 'Victorian Physicists and Speed Regulation: An Encounter Between Science and Technology' in NR 1971 vol 26 pp 205-228
John R Levene, 'Sir G B Airy, FRS (1801-1892) and the Symptomatology of Migraine' in NR 1975-6 vol 30 pp 15-23
W H McCrea, 'The Royal Observatory and the Study of Gravitation' in NR 1975-6 vol 30 pp 133-140, plate
Charles H Cotter, 'The Royal Society and the Deviation of the Compass' in NR 1976-7 vol 31 pp 297-309
James Gabriel O'Hara, 'Gauss and the Royal Society: The Reception of His Ideas on Magnetism in Britain (1832-1842)' in NR 1983-84 vol 38 pp 17-78
Peter J Turvey, 'Sir John Herschel and the Abandonment of Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No. 1' in NR 1991 vol 45 pp 165-176
Allan Chapman, 'George Biddell Airy, FRS (1801-1892): A Centenary Commemoration' in NR 1992 vol 46 pp 103-110, plate
Alex D D Craik, 'James Ivory, FRS, mathematician: "the most unlucky person that ever existed"' in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 223-247
Alex D D Craik, 'James Ivory's last papers on the 'Figure of the Earth' (with biographical additions) in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 187-204
Vanity Fair 13 November 1875
M Croarken, 'Astronomical labourers: Maskelyne's assistants at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1765 - 1811' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 285 - 298
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On the method proposed by Professor Airy for expanding the disturbing function in his paper in 'Philosophical Transactions' for 1833 |
November 1833 |
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| AP/20/8 |
Report upon a letter addressed by the Baron de Humboldt to HRH the President of the Royal Society and communicated by HRH to the Council |
9 June 1836 |
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| AP/25/1 |
Explanation of Construction of Instruments used for Meteorological Observations at Royal Observatory Greenwich from November 1840 to July 1841 |
1841 |
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| AP/35/2 |
On the Extension of the values of Base of Napier's Logarithms; of the Napier Logarithms of 2, 3, 5 and 10; and of the Modulus of Briggs' or the Common System of Logarithms - all to 205 places of decimals |
1853 |
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| CMB/42/13 |
Minutes, meeting of the Cape Telescope Committee |
9 June 1880 |
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| CMB/42/13/1 |
Copy, letter from David Gill, Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, to [Warren] de la Rue |
22 March 1880 |
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| CMB/42/13/2 |
Copy, letter from [Sir George] Airy, Astronomer Royal, Greenwich Observatory, to Mr De La Rue, Portland Place |
13 April 1880 |
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| CMB/42/13/3 |
Copy, letter from Warren De la Rue, Portland Place, to Sir George Airy, Astronomer Royal, Royal Observatory Greenwich |
14 April 1880 |
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| CMB/42/13/4 |
Copy, letter from Copy, letter from [Sir George] Airy, Astronomer Royal, to Mr De La Rue, Portland Place |
15 April 1880 |
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| EC/1836/01 |
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| IM/Maull/000046 |
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| MM/9/51 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
12 February 1842 |
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| MM/9/52 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
3 February 1844 |
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| MM/9/53 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
27 February 1845 |
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| MM/9/54 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
4 August 1845 |
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| MM/9/55 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
23 December 1845 |
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| MM/9/56 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
29 November 1847 |
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| MM/9/57 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
9 December 1847 |
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| MM/9/58 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
8 May 1848 |
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| MM/9/59 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
14 April 1849 |
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| MM/9/60 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
19 May 1849 |
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| MM/9/61 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
19 May 1849 |
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| MM/9/62 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
25 May 1849 |
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| MM/9/63 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
29 May 1849 |
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| MM/9/64 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
20 November 1849 |
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| MM/9/65 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
29 May 1850 |
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| MM/9/66 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
31 May 1850 |
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| MM/9/67 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
13 July 1850 |
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| MM/9/68 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
12 September 1850 |
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| MM/9/69 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
17 September 1850 |
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| MM/9/70 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
14 October 1850 |
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| MM/9/71 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
20 November 1850 |
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| MM/9/72 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
30 January 1851 |
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| MM/9/73 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
4 March 1851 |
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| MM/9/74 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
16 April 1851 |
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| MM/9/75 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Edward Cooper |
6 September 1852 |
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| MM/10/7 |
A satirical poster holding up to scorn some contemporary astronomers - notably G B Airy and Richard Sheepshanks |
1843 |
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| MM/10/87 |
Copy of a letter from G B Airy, Carlisle, to Sir Edward Sabine |
3 October 1870 |
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| MM/10/164 |
Report from the Anemometers (Improvements) Committee on Eiffe's, Molyneux's and Parkinson and Frondheim's proposed improvements in Chronometers |
1841 |
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| MM/10/167 |
Receipt from Richard Harris for Standard Yard and Standard Troy Weight |
23 January 1843 |
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| MM/11/31 |
Notes by Edward Sabine and C R Weld on the standard weights and measures |
20 October 1853 |
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| MM/11/32 |
Duplicate receipt for, and schedule of, the standard weights and measures, by Edward Sabine and C R Weld |
20 October 1853 |
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| MM/11/87 |
Extract from the minutes of the Council of the Royal Society of 18 June 1840, calling for the establishment of a magnetical and meteorological observatory "in the neighbourhood of London", signed J W Lubbock |
March 1845 |
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| MM/11/88 |
"Extract from a note made by G B Airy immediately after the meeting of the Council of the Royal Society on July 9 or 10 1840" |
March 1845 |
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| MM/11/145 |
Letter from G B Airy, Greenwich Observatory, to Lord Northampton |
28 June 1840 |
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| MM/11/160 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, to J F W Herschel |
25 December 1841 |
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| MM/11/162 |
Letter from Humphrey Lloyd, Trinity College Dublin, to J F W Herschel |
11 January 1842 |
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| MM/11/163 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, to J F W Herschel |
18 January 1842 |
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| MM/11/168 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, to J W Lubbock |
31 January 1842 |
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| MM/11/174 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, to E Sabine |
19 February 1842 |
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| MM/11/175 |
Letter from Edward Sabine, 12 Park Place, to G B Airy |
23 February 1842 |
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| MM/11/176 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, to E Sabine |
2 March 1842 |
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| MM/11/177 |
Letter from Edward Sabine, 12 Park Place, to G B Airy |
7 March 1842 |
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| MM/11/177A |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory, to Edward Sabine |
21 March 1842 |
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| MM/11/178 |
Letter from Edward Sabine, Woolwich, to G B Airy |
1 April 1842 |
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| MM/11/182 |
Letter from Edward Sabine, Woolwich, to G B Airy |
11 May 1842 |
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| MM/11/186 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory Greenwich, to J F W Herschel |
24 October 1849 |
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| MM/11/187 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory Greenwich, to J F W Herschel |
26 October 1849 |
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| MM/11/189 |
Report of a subcommittee of the Physical Committee on the use to which the building 'formerly occupied by the Observatory at Kew' could be put, in case of its being offered to the Society |
c.1840 |
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| MM/12/71 |
Letter from G B Airy, Greenwich, to Thomas Bell |
24 December 1852 |
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| MM/12/81 |
Letter from G B Airy, Greenwich, to Thomas Bell |
30 April 1853 |
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| MM/12/88 |
Report of the Standards Office Committee, signed by G B Airy, AR Clarke and George Gabriel Stokes |
c.1882 |
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| MM/12/100 |
Letter from G B Airy, Greenwich, to Warren de la Rue |
13 April 1880 |
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| MM/12/101 |
Letter from Warren de la Rue, 73 Portland Place, to G B Airy |
14 April 1880 |
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| MM/12/102 |
Letter from G B Airy, Greenwich, to Warren de la Rue |
15 April 1880 |
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| MM/12/103 |
Copy of a letter from G B Airy, Greenwich, to David Gill |
19 April 1880 |
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| MM/12/104 |
Copy of a letter from David Gill, Cape Observatory, to G B Airy |
18 May 1880 |
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| MM/12/112 |
Letter from David Gill, Cape Observatory, to G B Airy |
6 June 1880 |
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| MM/12/117 |
Letter from G B Airy, Playford near Ipswich, to Warren de la Rue |
15 June 1880 |
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| MM/12/125 |
Letter from G B Airy, Greenwich, to Warren de la Rue |
7 July 1880 |
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| MM/14/40 |
Letter from G B Airy, Greenwich, to the Royal Society |
16 November 1842 |
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| MM/14/64 |
Letter from G B Airy, Greenwich, to Charles Wheatstone |
30 October 1849 |
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| MM/15/60 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory Greenwich, to WR Birt |
9 September 1862 |
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| MM/15/61 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory Greenwich, to WR Birt |
27 September 1862 |
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| MM/15/62 |
Letter from G B Airy, Royal Observatory Greenwich, to WR Birt |
21 December 1865 |
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| MM/16/46 |
Letter from G B Airy, Greenwich, to TR Robinson |
28 April 1865 |
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| MM/16/147 |
Letter from G B Airy, Greenwich, to Sir John Herschel |
12 November 1838 |
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| MM/16/148 |
Letter from G B Airy, Greenwich, to Sir John Herschel |
16 April 1839 |
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| MM/17/25 |
Letter from G B Airy to Walter White |
31 October 1864 |
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| MM/17/26 |
Letter from G B Airy to Walter White |
30 July 1866 |
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| MM/19/103 |
Letter from George Biddell Airy to Edward Sabine, Treasurer, Royal Society |
14 December 1852 |
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| MM/19/108 |
Letter from George Biddell Airy to Edward Sabine |
12 April 1853 |
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| MM/22/51 |
Receipt issued by George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to J P Maclear |
25 July 1876 |
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| MS/743/1/47 |
Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, to John Hall Gladstone |
23 May 1860 |
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| MS/769/5 |
Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Charles Richard Weld, Royal Society, Somerset House |
13 August 1853 |
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| MS/769/6 |
Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Walter White, Royal Society, Somerset House |
24 August 1853 |
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| MS/769/7 |
Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Walter White, Royal Society, Somerset House |
24 August 1853 |
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| MS/769/8 |
Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Charles Richard Weld or Walter White, Royal Society, Somerset House |
6 September 1853 |
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| MS/769/9 |
Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Walter White, Royal Society, Somerset House |
13 September 1853 |
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| MS/769/10 |
Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Walter White |
16 May 1854 |
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| MS/769/11 |
Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Walter White |
21 August 1856 |
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| MS/769/12 |
Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Charles Richard Weld, Royal Society, Somerset House |
5 September 1856 |
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| MS/769/13 |
Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Charles Richard Weld |
16 February 1859 |
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| MS/769/14 |
Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, to Walter White |
22 April 1862 |
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| MS/769/15 |
Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, to Walter White |
24 December 1872 |
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| MS/769/16 |
Letter from George Biddell Airy, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, to Walter White |
27 February 1875 |
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| VF/01 |
"Astronomy" |
13 November 1875 |
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