RGO Archives/RGO 6 contains:
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799	Observations of solar spots
800	Ledger of stars' north polar distances
801	Planetary observations
802	Airy's early correspondence
803	Official and scientific correspondence
804	Official and scientific correspondence
805	Business correspondence
806	Business correspondence
807	Private correspondence
808	Miscellaneous correspondence
809	Printed papers
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Papers of George Airy

Title	Official and scientific correspondence
Reference	RGO 6/804
Covering Dates	1830–1832
Extent and Medium	1 volume

Content and context

Airy's official and scientific correspondence, volume 2, including letters from Arago, Auber, Baily, Barrow, Beaufort, Becker, Cooper, De Morgan, Encke, Forbes, Foster, Gambert, Gilbert, Gregory, Hamilton, Harcourt, Henderson, Herschel, Hudson, Hussey, Inman, Innes, Lax, Lubbock, Maclear, Princess Olive, Parrot, Pearson, Quetelet, Robinson, Schumacher, Sheepshanks, Stratford, Taylor, Tiarks and Tyson, with an index to the correspondents at the end. There are a few letters in French.

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Baily, Francis (1774-1844) stockbroker and astronomer

Sheepshanks, Richard (1794-1855) astronomer

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Schumacher, Heinrich Christian (1780-1850) astronomer

Beaufort, Sir Francis (1774-1857) Knight, Rear Admiral and hydrographer

Cooper, Edward Joshua (1798-1863) landowner and astronomer

Encke, Johann Franz (1791-1865) astronomer

Forbes, James David (1809-1868) natural philosopher

Maclear, Sir Thomas (1794-1879) Knight, astronomer