Correspondence, 1832-1880.

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Correspondence, 1832-1880.

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Correspondence with James David Forbes and George Forbes.

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American Institute of Physics

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Airy, George Biddell, 1801-1892

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Sir George Biddell Airy was educated at Cambridge and became Plumain Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Cambridge Observatory in 1828. In 1835 he accepted the post of Astronomer based at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, which he held until 1881. In 1835 Airy was invited to become a member of the University of London Senate. Although he was unable to attend Senate meetings on a regular basis, he discussed the pressing issues of the University at the time with other Senate members, in part...

Forbes, James David, 1809-1868

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Natural philosopher. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Papers, 1815-1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122505977 Epithet: Professor of Natural Philosophy at Edinburgh British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x0002ff ...

Forbes, George, 1849-1936

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Engineer and astronomer. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Papers, 1873-1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81069595 From the description of Papers, 1871-1929. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122564559 Epithet: Lord Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard (1734); Ambassador to Russia British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x0002ef George Forbes, the electrical engineer, was ...