Manchester wants to know if stars can be seen from a coal mine
On the 14th January 1865 Lydia Beaufort was asking astronomers in Manchester if it was possible to see stars from the bottom of a coal mine. Lydia Beaufort continues that she has read somewhere recently that this is true but asks if this is a popular myth.
I am afraid that I cannot provide an answer from any astronomers from Manchester as no records of any replies appear to exist.
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