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RefNoKMAN1/A/10/17/49b
AltRefNoM10/17/49b
TitleLetter to the Duke of Manchester from C. Piazzi Smyth, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
DescriptionDelighted that the Duke shares his interest in the religious significance of the Great Pyramid. He and his wife sale for Egypt in November, taking instruments and 'photographicals' to make crucial measurements.
Date28 Oct 1854
CreatorNameThe Montagu family of Kimbolton Castle: estate and family papers
RepositoryHuntingdonshire Archives

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P/0076Montagu; Sir; George (1799-1855); 6th Duke of Manchester (1843-1855); of Kimbolton Castle1799-1855
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