George Biddell Airy Collection

George Biddell Airy (1801-1892), 19th century (engraving)
865216 George Biddell Airy (1801-1892), 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: George Biddell Airy (1801-1892) English astronomer and geophysicist born at Alnwick, Northumberland

Transit Instruments at the Cape Observatory, 1857. Creator: Hare
Transit Instruments at the Cape Observatory, [South Africa], 1857. The Transit Instrument...was constructed from the designs of the Astronomer Royal

Pendulum-Room at the Bottom of the Harton Coal-Pit, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Pendulum-Room at the Bottom of the Harton Coal-Pit, 1854. Experiment to determine the weight of the Earth. The apparatus consists of two astronomical clocks with compensation pendulums

Mouth of the Harton Coal-Pit, South Shields, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Mouth of the Harton Coal-Pit, South Shields, 1854. Mr. Airy['s] grand object was to arrive at the weight of our globe...it being necessary to know this before we can proceed to determine

George Biddell Airy (engraving)
815677 George Biddell Airy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Biddell Airy (1801-1892). English Astronomer Royal and mathematician

G B Airy, LLD, FRS, Astronomer Royal (engraving)
1588453 G B Airy, LLD, FRS, Astronomer Royal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: G B Airy, LLD, FRS, Astronomer Royal)

Portrait of Sir George Biddell Airy (b / w photo)
984199 Portrait of Sir George Biddell Airy (b/w photo) by Lock and Whitfield (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir George Biddell Airy, British mathematician and astronomer)

Perspective view of the Great Clock of the Royal Exchange, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Perspective view of the Great Clock of the Royal Exchange, 1844. The clock of our Exchange is now going, and what is of equal importance

George Biddell Airy, British astronomer
George Biddell Airy (1801-1892), British astronomer, 19th century engraving. During his career, Airy was elected president to the Royal Astronomical Society

George Airy, British astronomer
George Biddell Airy (1801-1892), British astronomer. During his career, Airy was elected president to the Royal Astronomical Society

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