Item 79 - Letter from George Airy

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Reference code

Add. MS a/200/79

Title

Letter from George Airy

Date(s)

  • 10 Apr. 1850 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

3 pp.

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Scope and content

Royal Observatory Greenwich - GA encloses the bill for the paper puncher WW ordered (made by Ransome and May). GA's life has been very busy over the last two or three months. His 'great instrument has not yet left the engineers. The pivots have given some trouble'.

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