What is recorded here
This brown commemorative plaque records: This tablet was erected by the Corporation of Colchester In this house lived Sir George Biddell Airy, late Astronomer Royal. Born 1801 – Died 1892 Recorded plaque organisation: Corporation of Colchester.
Sir George Biddell Airy was a prominent British astronomer who served as the seventh Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881, known for his improvements to the Greenwich Observatory and contributions to geodesy and astronomy.
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