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RefNoMC/17/162
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Edwin] Ray Lankester, The Royal Society, Burlington House, London, to [Sir Michael] Foster, [Secretary of the Royal Society]
CreatorLankester; Sir; Edwin Ray (1847-1929); British zoologist
Date14 June 1898
DescriptionWriting in capacity of Chairman of the Zoology Committee in relation to George Robert Milne Murray's application for a grant towards expenses of an expedition exploring intermediate depths of the ocean. Informs that Committee is not prepared to grant the money. Includes a copy of the same letter signed by Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer, Chairman of the Botany Committee.
Extent2p
FormatTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordMC/17/161
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8247Lankester; Sir; Edwin Ray (1847 - 1929); zoologist1847 - 1929
NA8220Foster; Sir; Michael (1836 - 1907); physiologist1836 - 1907
NA7968Thiselton-Dyer; Sir; William Turner (1843 - 1928); botanist1843 - 1928
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