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Sir George Biddell Airy (1801-92, English mathematician and…
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Melbourne
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1-Jun-2011
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Sir George Biddell Airy (1801-92, English mathematician and astronomer, Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881), signed hand-written letter from Royal Observatory, Greenwich, dated December 20 1873, to Major General Simmons at the Royal military Academy, Woolwich, regarding the Expedition to observe the Transit of Venus in 1874
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Militaria & Weapons: Ephemera