| RefNo | MC/12/301 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from G M [George Mathews] Whipple, acting Secretary to the Kew Committee, Kew Observatory, Richmond, Surrey, to Professor M [Michael] Foster, Secretary of the Royal Society |
| Creator | Whipple; George Mathews (1842-1893); British physicist |
| Date | 30 January 1883 |
| Description | Regarding the director of the Royal Botanic Gardens' complaint that the name of the observatory should be changed to the 'Richmond Observatory'. Whipple offers a counter-proposal and suggests the heading on reports and correspondence could be changed to the 'Kew Observatory, Richmond'.
[The second page is on a separate paper, labelled MC/12/301a within the volume.] |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8220 | Foster; Sir; Michael (1836 - 1907); physiologist | 1836 - 1907 |